Software Development Intern (Fully Remote)

About Virtual Internships

Were on an ambitious and challenging mission to provide guaranteed internships to anyone anytime anywhereno one else is doing this at our scale! Regardless of background major location or career field every student can gain invaluable experience at innovative companies worldwide significantly enhancing their employability and career readiness. Trusted by universities governments foundations and online education institutions were transforming learners lives globally.

• $14.3million Series A fundraise announced in September 2022 with investors including Hambro Perks Sequoia India & Surge Arsenal Growth Kaplan and Ascend Vietnam Ventures

• Ranked 20th out of 13000 organizations to Escape To in 2023Featured as a Top 100 EdTech Startup by HolonIQ inand 2023

• Rated as a Top 50 Rising Startup by Tech in Asia in 2022

• Remote-first with 100 employees across 20 countries globally

• B2B EdTech product trusted by 100 universities 10000 interns and 14000 companies

One of the core values at VI is transparency. Therefore feel free to try before you apply by visiting our VI-P Guide which includes our values how we operate how we build our packages and a few other snippets of who we are!

Your Role

As a Software Engineer Intern within our vibrant 15 member product and engineering organization youll be getting real hands-on software engineering experience while being at the forefront of crafting innovative solutions for our global student intern community.

Depend on your experience strengths and interests you can choose to specialize in one area: Backend or Frontend Web Engineering while maintaining a basic understanding of the other. Youll work alongside experienced engineers to build and improve systems used by students and companies.

This position will be a stipend-based full-time 6-month internship.

What Youll Be Doing

• Youll assist in designing and building scalable systems used by millions of students and companies.

• You will collaborate with teams on specific components or projects gaining hands-on experience in backend and/or frontend development.

• You will bring a fresh perspective to our projects contributing innovative ideas and solutions that enhance our development processes.

• You will help troubleshoot production issues and contribute to finding long-term fixes.

• You will support performance investigations and help optimize existing queries.

• We believe in a small and effective team - youll have a voice in what to build and will take ownership of your contributions.

Why Youll Love This Role

• Youll gain hands-on experience working on a unique EdTech solution used by students and companies worldwide

• Youll be part of a globally distributed team of experienced engineers and learn best practices in backend and frontend development

• Youll gain exposure to the end-to-end software engineering process and modern web technologies including Typescript React and cloud-based infrastructure

• Youll work in a fast-paced startup environment where your contributions will be valued and make a real impact

• Youll receive mentorship and detailed feedback to help accelerate your growth as an engineer

• Youll have the opportunity to build a strong portfolio showcasing your development skills and projects

Who Were Looking For

Core Requirements

• A solid foundation in software development and problem-solving

• Command over one programming language - preferably JS/Java/Python - including basic debugging skills.

• Fundamental knowledge of data structures and algorithms and familiarity with databases (relational or non-relational)

• Curious proactive and comfortable learning through hands-on work and feedback

• Able to communicate clearly and collaborate in a remote global team

• Self-motivated and organized with the ability to manage tasks independently

Backend-Focused Path

• Command over one programming language - preferably JS/Java/Python - including basic debugging skills.

• Experience or coursework in building web applications and familiarity with at least one framework (e.g. Express Django).

• Some knowledge of caching techniques and utilities like Memcache / Redis.

• Basic understanding of the REST paradigm service-oriented architecture and distributed systems.

• Knowledge of how the internet and networking works (i.e. DNS HTTP TLS Certificates etc.) and the tools and services that enable connectivity (e.g. browsers CDNs proxies).

Frontend-Focused Path

• Passionate about frontend development and web technologies

• Basic knowledge of JavaScript HTML5 and CSS with an interest in design patterns and developer tools

• Familiarity with a frontend framework (e.g. React or Angular)

• Understanding of the UI workflow: Dev Test Build and Deployment

You stand out from the crowd if:

• You have worked at a remote-first Series A or Series B product startup

• You have knowledge of and experience with how systems work at scale (e.g. threads virtualization configuration management load balancers caching CDN)

Virtual Internships Perks and Benefits

• Remote-First: All roles at VI are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere

• Flexible Working Hours: Start earlier leave earlier take a shorter lunch or leave later its totally up to you.

• Post Internship: Explore long-term opportunities internally or get support with references LinkedIn profile building to help with the next stages of your career journey.

Equality & Diversity

Virtual Internships is an equal opportunity employer committed to equality and diversity amongst both our employees and prospective applicants. We ensure all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process.