Engineering Intern

**About us:** Playo is a leading global sports activity platform with over 5 million users across 5 countries, connecting players, venues, trainers, and brands in one full-stack ecosystem across 50+ sports. We operate at the intersection of consumer technology, social networking, marketplaces and real-world logistics, and are building a scalable, multi-vertical sports-tech venture with a focus on long-term sustainability and global growth. **The Opportunity:** This engineering internship program offers a compelling environment for developers to solve unsolved, real-world engineering challenges while taking true ownership of core components. **Candidate Profile:** * Final-year students or recent graduates available for a full-time, on-site engagement in Bengaluru. * Proficiency in programming fundamentals and strong foundational knowledge in your chosen domain. * High analytical rigor and relentless attention to quality standards. W e focus on core potential and problem-solving capability. **Position Details:** * Location: Bengaluru (On-site) * Duration: 6 Months (Full-time) * Compensation: Paid Internship **Specialization Tracks:** **1)     Backend Engineering — Python** * Building integrations with heterogeneous third-party venue management systems. * Developing event-driven microservices, message queues, and asynchronous workers. * Gaining hands-on exposure to transaction lifecycle architecture including payments, digital wallets, and stored-value systems. * **Tech Stack:** Python, Django 5, FastAPI, MySQL, Redis, AWS SNS/SQS, Docker. **2)     Full-Stack Engineering — Node.js** * Developing consumer features across discovery, social groups, match histories, and engagement services. * Optimizing web applications for high performance, server-side rendering, and SEO accessibility. * Owning end-to-end vertical slice deliverables from backend APIs to responsive user interfaces. * **Tech Stack:** Node.js, Express, JavaScript/TypeScript, MongoDB (Mongoose), Redis, Next.js, React, Redux Toolkit, Tailwind CSS, Docker. **3)     Platform Engineering — Infrastructure & DevOps** * Maintenance and enhancement of automated build pipelines, container registries, and deployment artifacts. * Designing reproducible local orchestration environments with Docker Compose for internal engineering teams. * Establishing telemetry metrics, distributed tracing, and traffic monitoring across microservice routes. * Standardizing structured logging, request context propagation, and cloud infrastructure cost optimization. * **Tech Stack:** AWS, Docker, AWS CodeBuild/ECR/ECS, EC2, ALB, CloudWatch, SNS/SQS, Bitbucket Pipelines, Ansible. **4)     QA Engineering** * Formulating test suites covering Android, iOS, web portals, and enterprise management tools. * Validating mission-critical workflows across financial integrations, bookings , promotional systems, and real-time features. * Ensuring multi-platform parity and resolving divergence across operating systems. * Executing staging verification and authoring unambiguous defect reports in Jira to facilitate efficient resolution. **Next Steps:** Believe you have what it takes to join us on the playfield? If so, drop us an email indicating your specialization track in the subject line ( **e.g., Engineering Internship Application: Backend Engineering — Python** ) with your resume to **[email protected]** . We would appreciate it if you could briefly articulate why you believe you are best suited for this role.