Bekodu is looking for a Backend Developer Intern

Bekodu is an early stage impact startup on a mission to help young adults build meaningful real life connections. Our app uses AI to make it easier for people to nurture friendships, discover real world activities and reduce loneliness. We are building a product with a strong purpose, modern tech and a warm, playful brand.

The role and what you will do

We are looking for an unpaid Backend Developer Intern to join our remote team. We have key team members in Berlin, Germany and Graz, Austria. Those locations are preferred but you can work remotely from anywhere. This traineeship is designed for students who want to gain real world experience in cloud backend development and see how a consumer app runs in production.

You will

• Work with our CPO/CTO on backend features for our infrastructure
• Support the development of APIs
• Help improve performance, reliability and observability
• Learn the fundamentals of secure and scalable backend architecture
• Contribute ideas for data pipelines, analytics and system design

This is a training focused role. You will be guided closely and get hands on experience in a fast moving startup. The hours and duration can be agreed flexibly based on your school requirements and your study schedule. This role can fulfill mandatory internship requirements.

Our team and how we work

Bekodu is an international remote team with a friendly, open and collaborative culture. We work in weekly cycles, keep things simple and focus on delivering real value to users. You will be part of our engineering meetings and see how an app backend evolves in practice.

What we look for

• Basic experience with backend development, ideally Node and JS/Typescript in general
• Some familiarity with AWS services or similar cloud stacks
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Ability to work responsibly and independently with guidance
• Student status at a university or applied sciences institution

What we offer

• A real role in a production environment
• Mentoring from experienced tech and business entrepreneurs
• Flexible schedule and remote work
• A chance to be part of an impact driven startup almost from the ground up

This internship is unpaid. If your university or institution provides grants or credits, we will support the paperwork.