Software Developer Internship

Niobi (www.niobi.co) is a fintech startup that is on a mission to provide a centralised finance platform for local and global businesses.

As the Software Developer Intern, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced fintech environment. You’ll support our engineering team in building and maintaining quality software solutions, while also assisting with day-to-day technical support tasks. This role is ideal for someone eager to learn, contribute across the software lifecycle, and provide hands-on support to both internal teams and users.

What Sets You Apart

• You are a self-starter
• You value critical thinking
• You have a sense of ownership over your work
• You are passionately obsessed with the quality of your work
• You have courage of conviction with a high degree of humility
• You dream big and are passionate about doing big things in life

Responsibilities

1. Assist in writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code to improve our products and infrastructure.
2. Collaborate with developers, designers, QA, and product teams to build and ship new features.
3. Participate in software design sessions and help define technical requirements and specifications.
4. Help test and debug software to ensure responsiveness, reliability, and cross-device compatibility.
5. Support bug fixing, performance tuning, and identifying areas for improvement.
6. Assist in deploying software on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
7. Support the setup and maintenance of logging, monitoring, and alerting tools to ensure system health.
8. Follow secure coding practices and contribute to improving system and cloud security.
9. Help write and maintain unit and integration tests, as well as testing frameworks.
10. Apply QA best practices to improve code quality and development workflows.
11. Assist in writing and maintaining internal technical documentation (APIs, systems, processes).
12. Participate in code reviews and provide or receive constructive feedback.
13. Stay updated on software trends, new technologies, and development tools.
14. Provide first-level technical support to internal users and customers.
15. Troubleshoot and escalate software-related issues as needed.
16. Assist with system configuration, issue tracking, and responding to support tickets.
17. Help document common issues, fixes, and processes for faster resolution.
18. Perform any other related duties assigned in support of the engineering and support teams.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in software development—preferably in fintech or tech-driven industries.
• Basic knowledge of modern programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Go).
• Familiar with web development (HTML, CSS, frontend frameworks like React or Vue).
• Exposure to backend development, REST APIs and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Comfortable using Git for version control.
• Curious, analytical, and eager to learn in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Detail-oriented, adaptable, and takes ownership of tasks.

What We Offer:

• Hands-on experience in a fast-growing fintech startup
• Opportunity to work in a diverse and talented team
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• Flexible working hours and a supportive work environment

Location: Nairobi, Kenya (Hybrid work schedule)
Availability: Immediately
Internship duration: 3 months