Backend Engineering Intern

Sarwa ثروة

Backend Engineering Intern at Sarwa Digital Wealth building Go microservices for financial services platform. Engage in real coding, mentoring, and collaborative team discussions.

Posted 4/24/2026internshipRemote • 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesEntry LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoLinuxMicroservicesPostgresPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and ship internal Go microservices for the analytics and data pipeline
Implement event-driven handlers using NATS JetStream as part of Sarwa’s messaging infrastructure
Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas for new product features
Write integration tests and contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint planning with the backend team
Collaborate with product, operations, and frontend teams to understand requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions
Continuously learn and apply new practices, and share those learnings with the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Are currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Have foundational experience with Go, Python, or another backend language and are eager to deepen your skills in a production environment
Understand the basics of REST APIs, HTTP, and relational databases (SQL)
Have a genuine curiosity for backend architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven systems, and clean code principles
Are comfortable with Git and basic Linux/terminal usage
Have excellent communication skills and can articulate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical team members
Are self-driven, proactive, and excited to learn new technologies in a fast-paced fintech environment
Have a bias toward action - you’d rather ship and iterate than wait for perfection

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first and flexible work environment
Diverse, driven and supportive team with a positive work atmosphere
A culture of growth - being mentored, coached and supported to grow in your career
Monthly stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoPythonPostgreSQLREST APIsSQLmicroservicesevent-driven systemsintegration testsCI/CDclean code principles

Soft Skills

communication skillsself-drivenproactivecuriositycollaborationarticulation of technical ideasbias toward actionteamworkproblem-solvingadaptability