Intern Backend (Go) Engineer
About the company
Tabby builds financial products used by millions of users across the GCC. We work on high-load, security-critical backend systems with strict regulatory requirements.
This internship is not educational by default. It is an engineering role with real responsibility.
Context
Backend engineers at Tabby work on the systems behind core financial products. This includes distributed services, APIs, data storage, integrations with external providers, and internal platforms supporting multiple product teams.
The internship is designed for strong early-career engineers. Interns are embedded into real backend teams, work on production code, and are expected to meet engineering standards from day one.
What you will do
This is not a helper role. Interns work on real production tasks under senior review.
- Develop and maintain backend services using Go
- Work with relational and in-memory data stores
- Contribute to API development and service-to-service integrations
- Participate in designing and evolving backend components
- Read and understand existing system architecture and data flows
- Write code with a focus on correctness, reliability, and maintainability
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
- Fix real bugs and address technical debt in production systems
Required
- Strong fundamentals in computer science and backend development
- Solid programming skills in Go or a strong base in another backend language with readiness to work in Go
- Understanding of HTTP, APIs, and basic distributed system concepts
- Understanding of how backend services interact with databases and other services
- Ability to read, understand, and modify existing codebases
- Experience with Git and standard development workflows
- Open to constructive feedback
- English sufficient for documentation and team communication
Strong plus
- Hands-on experience with Go
- Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
- Basic understanding of concurrency and parallelism
- Familiarity with containers and basic infrastructure concepts
- Experience with cloud platforms or Kubernetes
- Experience writing tests for backend services
- Interest in scalable and distributed backend systems
What we do not expect
- Expert-level knowledge of Go or other backend languages
- Prior professional backend or distributed systems experience
- Mastery of all listed tools, frameworks, or infrastructure
- Deep knowledge of database internals, networking, or distributed systems theory
Eligibility
- Saudi nationals only
- Self-funded internship by Tabby
- We welcome both current students and fresh grads
- We expect a full-time level of engagement throughout the internship. The program is not part-time: interns should be ready to contribute at a full working-day pace. We understand that students may occasionally need flexibility for classes or exams, which can be aligned with the mentor in advance, but overall performance, ownership, and context involvement are expected at a full-time level.
- Paid internship
- Full integration into an engineering team
- Distributed engineering team across multiple countries
- Open to Saudi nationals (Saudi passport required); location flexible — candidates may be based outside KSA
- Office-first in Riyadh where possible
- Clear path to a junior or middle role based on performance
This internship is intentionally demanding and designed for candidates aiming for fast professional growth in backend engineering.