Software Developer Intern

Job Title: Software Developer Intern

Department: Engineering / Product Development
Reports To: Software Development Lead
Internship Duration: 3 months
Location: Ntinda

About ABC

Analytics Business Centre (ABC) is a SaaS and technology company building and implementing digital business solutions. We also operate a digital payments gateway, alongside business software, automation, systems implementation and technology services. We're looking for ambitious, recent graduates ready to gain real-world experience in a fast-moving technology business.

Purpose of the Role

The Software Developer Intern will support ABC's engineering team in building, testing and maintaining software applications, with exposure to real SaaS products and a live digital payments environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development of web and software applications
  
• Write clean, maintainable code
  
• Test and debug applications
  
• Work with APIs and third-party integrations
  
• Support payment gateway integrations
  
• Work with databases
  
• Use Git and version control
  
• Support existing SaaS products
  
• Prepare technical documentation
  
• Participate in product and engineering meetings
  
• Investigate and resolve software issues
  

Requirements

Education Requirements

• Recently completed a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related field from a recognised university or tertiary institution
  
• Previous full-time employment is not required; relevant academic projects, personal projects, hackathons or internships are an advantage
  

Technical Skills

• Understanding of programming fundamentals
  
• Exposure to JavaScript, Python, PHP or similar languages is an advantage
  
• Familiarity with APIs, databases, web development or cloud technologies is a plus
  
• Exposure to payment systems and Git/version control is beneficial but not required
  
• Willingness to learn ABC's technology stack
  

Benefits

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong problem-solving ability
  
• Curiosity about technology and digital business
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Good communication skills
  
• Ability to work in a team
  
• Initiative and ownership
  
• Ability to meet deadlines
  

What the Intern Will Learn

• How SaaS products are built, tested and maintained in production
  
• Real-world API and payment gateway integration
  
• Collaborative software development using Git and version control
  
• Working within an engineering and product team environment
  
• Debugging and resolving live software issues
  
• Writing technical documentation
  

3-Month Performance Expectations

• Contribute working, tested code to assigned tasks with growing independence
  
• Demonstrate improving code quality and debugging ability
  
• Actively participate in engineering and product meetings
  
• Show growing understanding of ABC's systems and codebase
  
• Complete assigned technical documentation accurately
  

What Success Looks Like After 3 Months

• Delivers working code with minimal rework required
  
• Demonstrates solid understanding of at least one part of ABC's tech stack
  
• Actively contributes to debugging and resolving issues
  
• Documentation produced is clear and usable by the team
  
• Shows increasing confidence working with APIs, databases or integrations
  

Potential Career Path

Strong performers may progress toward roles such as Junior Software Developer, Software Developer, or Product/Engineering Support Specialist within ABC.

Career Opportunity: This is a three-month graduate internship. Interns who demonstrate exceptional performance, strong learning ability, professionalism and a good fit with ABC may be considered for longer-term or permanent employment, subject to organisational requirements.