Software Engineer Intern

Apata is a fintech company building a new generation of flexible fraud-prevention solutions for card issuers. Our platform authenticates more than 30 million e-commerce transactions a month for cardholders worldwide, and is trusted by around 100 financial institutions globally. We're growing fast, and the frontend is central to how issuers and merchants experience what we do - so this is a great time to join a small, senior team where your work ships and matters. The Role We aren't looking for someone to fetch coffee or write boilerplate code that will never see the light of day. As a Software Engineer Intern, you will be embedded directly into one of our core engineering pods. You will tackle real technical challenges, write production-level code, and help us scale our systems. You will be paired with a dedicated senior mentor who will guide you through the software development lifecycle, from system design and architecture to deployment and monitoring. **Key Responsibilities** * Design & Build: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, and Engineering) to design, implement, and ship new features for our core platform. * Code Quality: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Participate in constructive code reviews to maintain our high engineering standards. * Problem Solving: Investigate and resolve bugs, optimize application performance, and contribute to reducing technical debt. * Agile Collaboration: Actively participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to experience how modern software teams operate. * End-of-Internship Presentation: Demo the project you built over the summer to the broader engineering team **What We're Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)** * Education: Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering. * Technical Foundations: Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles. * Coding Proficiency: Experience writing clean code in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C++, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript). * Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. * Curiosity: A genuine passion for learning new technologies and a proactive approach to asking questions. **Bonus Points (Preferred Qualifications)** * Experience with version control systems (specifically Git and GitHub/GitLab). * A portfolio of personal projects, open-source contributions, or previous hackathon experience. * Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes). * Basic understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) or NoSQL environments.