Are you passionate about backend development and eager to learn from experienced developers?
Join Karos for a 6-month internship starting between January and March 2025, where you’ll contribute to the growth of our technical platform, supporting the expansion of carpooling into new regions and countries.

Your mission:

Under the guidance of our experienced Web & Data team, you will:

• Assist in ensuring a highly reliable carpooling service that remains fast and responsive, even as usage grows.

• Contribute to the development of features that enhance the experience for our users and B2B clients, including enterprises and local authorities.

• Participate in the improvement of our existing backend codebase, focusing on structure and performance.

You’ll work closely with senior backend developers, the Mobile team, and Data Science team, gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies while tackling real-world challenges.

In all your work, you’ll be encouraged to focus on performance and quality, learning best practices from our team.

What we’re looking for in you:

• You are in the final year of your Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• You are curious, proactive, and eager to dive into complex systems.

• You have good experience (through projects, coursework, or previous internships) in backend development and enjoy solving technical challenges.

• You are a team player who is motivated to learn and contribute to projects that impact real users.

What you’ll gain:

• Hands-on experience in a dynamic and innovative startup environment.

• The opportunity to learn from and collaborate with senior developers on impactful projects.

• Exposure to the full development cycle of a tech product, from ideation to implementation.

• A chance to work on meaningful features that directly support sustainable mobility solutions.

• Proficiency in Python: You have a good foundation in Python through academic projects, internships, or personal work, and you’re eager to deepen your skills.

• Collaborative mindset: You are familiar with working in teams, appreciate feedback, and are open to learning best practices such as code reviews.

• Basic familiarity with cloud environments: Exposure to platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure is a plus, even if it’s through coursework or small-scale projects.

• Knowledge of relational databases: You understand how to write efficient queries and are eager to learn about optimizing databases for high-volume environments.

• Software architecture patterns: You have studied or worked with frameworks like Django/Django REST Framework and want to expand your knowledge in this area.

• Awareness of CI/CD processes: Familiarity with tools like Terraform, GitHub CI, or similar is a bonus.

• Curiosity about system monitoring and security best practices: You are interested in learning how to enhance system observability and integrate external APIs securely.

  Your plus:

  • Karos’ ambition motivates you, and you are excited about making short distance carpooling a new form of public transport. 💚🌍

• Interview with the CTO

• Technical interview with backend developers

• A Fit interview to get to know the team!

Additional Information 🚗🌱

• A genuinely awesome team

• Centrally located offices in Paris, fully accessible to individuals with reduced mobility

  ♀️♂️ Ladies, we know that many women do not apply if they do not have all the listed skills, so take the leap! Gentlemen, we are also looking forward to your applications.