Software Developer Intern
Analytics Business Centre Software Developer Intern
Summary
A 3-month graduate internship supporting the engineering team at Analytics Business Centre, a SaaS and digital payments company in Kampala. The intern builds, tests, and maintains web/software applications, working with APIs, databases, payment gateway integrations, and Git.
Job Title: Software Developer Intern
About ABC
Analytics Business Centre (ABC) is a SaaS and technology company building and implementing digital business solutions. We also operate a digital payments gateway, alongside business software, automation, systems implementation and technology services. We're looking for ambitious, recent graduates ready to gain real-world experience in a fast-moving technology business.
Purpose of the Role
The Software Developer Intern will support ABC's engineering team in building, testing and maintaining software applications, with exposure to real SaaS products and a live digital payments environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support development of web and software applications
- Write clean, maintainable code
- Test and debug applications
- Work with APIs and third-party integrations
- Support payment gateway integrations
- Work with databases
- Use Git and version control
- Support existing SaaS products
- Prepare technical documentation
- Participate in product and engineering meetings
- Investigate and resolve software issues
Requirements
Education Requirements
- Recently completed a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related field from a recognised university or tertiary institution
- Previous full-time employment is not required; relevant academic projects, personal projects, hackathons or internships are an advantage
Technical Skills
- Understanding of programming fundamentals
- Exposure to JavaScript, Python, PHP or similar languages is an advantage
- Familiarity with APIs, databases, web development or cloud technologies is a plus
- Exposure to payment systems and Git/version control is beneficial but not required
- Willingness to learn ABC's technology stack
Benefits
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Curiosity about technology and digital business
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Initiative and ownership
- Ability to meet deadlines
What the Intern Will Learn
- How SaaS products are built, tested and maintained in production
- Real-world API and payment gateway integration
- Collaborative software development using Git and version control
- Working within an engineering and product team environment
- Debugging and resolving live software issues
- Writing technical documentation
3-Month Performance Expectations
- Contribute working, tested code to assigned tasks with growing independence
- Demonstrate improving code quality and debugging ability
- Actively participate in engineering and product meetings
- Show growing understanding of ABC's systems and codebase
- Complete assigned technical documentation accurately
What Success Looks Like After 3 Months
- Delivers working code with minimal rework required
- Demonstrates solid understanding of at least one part of ABC's tech stack
- Actively contributes to debugging and resolving issues
- Documentation produced is clear and usable by the team
- Shows increasing confidence working with APIs, databases or integrations
Potential Career Path
Strong performers may progress toward roles such as Junior Software Developer, Software Developer, or Product/Engineering Support Specialist within ABC.