Job Description

We are looking for a skilled software engineer. You would be working with specifying, designing, implementing and testing software. You also support our program planning and agile activities in the team.

Position: Internship
Duration: 12 months
Start date (tentative): July, 2026
Location: Hybrid in Amadora or Aveiro, Portugal
Education Recommendations: Currently a candidate finishing their BSc or MSc degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with an accredited school.

• Be presented with engineering practices such as test-driven development, pair-programming, and software refactoring
• Be an advocate of the SW craftsmanship, believe in agile & lean values and have the quality first mindset
• Embrace best engineering practices, focusing on Continuous Improvement and Continuous Delivery mindsets
• Performs routine assignments within standardized procedures and practices with regular supervision to achieve objectives and meet deadlines (EG assisting other professionals; creating reports)
• Receives instruction, guidance and direction from others and uses own knowledge and existing procedures to solve standard problems (EG performing office duties for a defined area; responding to company queries)

• Knowledge/interest in programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Java17+, Python, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, React), using and creating containers & container management tools like Kubernetes
• Knowledge/interest in REST services and API usage and design (JSON, REST, Swagger)
• Basic educational knowledge. Degree or equivalent

It would be nice if you also had:

• Database knowledge/interest: SQL/HQL or Oracle or MariaDB
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration (e.g. Jenkins, Git, Gerrit, GitLab)
• Knowledge of Test automation (e.g., Junit, Jest, Selenium, Robot Framework, Cucumber) and Test-driven development
• Knowledge of dependency management (e.g., Webpack, Maven, Gradle, npm)

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