DJANGO Developer Intern
As a Django Developer Intern at Leadzai, you won’t just be watching from the sidelines. You will be integrated into our engineering team, helping us build and evolve our cutting-edge omnichannel digital advertising platform. This is a hands-on role designed to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world production environments.
You can know more about us here
Always great to know our Product, and the Team you will be working with.
What you’ll be doing
- Feature Support: Assist in developing and testing new features within the Django framework.
- Clean Coding: Learn to write clean, efficient, and scalable code by following our team’s best practices and industry standards.
- Collaboration: Work alongside senior developers and product managers to understand how technical requirements translate into user value.
- Peer Learning: Participate in code reviews to receive constructive feedback and sharpen your debugging skills.
- Cross-Functional Exposure: Get a front-row seat to how backend engineering interacts with Frontend, Design, and ML teams.
What your day looks like
- Development: Spend the bulk of your time coding and solving logical puzzles.
- Shadowing: Joining estimation sessions to learn how we scope and plan projects.
- Mentorship: Regular syncs with a senior mentor to guide your professional growth.
What we're looking for:
Required Skills & Mindset:
- Foundational Python: You have a solid grasp of Python. Bonus point if you have built at least one project (academic or personal) with Django framework.
- API Curiosity: An understanding of how APIs work (exposure to GraphQL is a major plus).
- Problem Solvers: You enjoy deconstructing complex problems and aren't afraid to ask "why."
- Communication: Strong knowledge of English (written and spoken) to collaborate with our international team.
- Growth Mindset: You are passionate about learning new technologies and are eager to turn theoretical ideas into reality.
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with Cloud environments (GCP).
- An interest in Digital Marketing or AI.
What You Can Expect From Us
We don’t treat interns like "extra hands"—we treat you like future colleagues.
- True Mentorship: Direct access to experienced engineers who care about your growth.
- Leadzai Experience: See below for details
The Leadzai Experience
We manage by principles and founding beliefs. And you can only be happy at Leadzai, if you are strongly aligned with our DNA, the Rules we live by and Values. In one idea, being fully aligned with Leadzai Culture.
We trust our people. We trust each other. We are responsible adults, committed and deeply engaged with the success of Leadzai.
We operate within the principle of individual liberty strongly aligned with maximum collective responsibility.
Work From Where You Want
We work from wherever we prefer and best suits the tasks we are dealing with. Make sure that you have the adequate conditions to work, meet and interact with others (within or outside Leadzai).
In case you prefer to work from an office, we have offices in Leiria and Braga, and we can use the Regus network of co-work spaces.
Manage Your Rest Time
At Leadzai, we trust our teams and our people to manage their personal and professional needs.
Free Working Schedule
We trust that our team can manage and deliver on their work. We don't require anyone to keep working logs or fix to a strict schedule.
Health Insurance
All Employees with Work Contracts in Portugal are entitled to Health Insurance.
Mental Health Program
Leadzai is committed to supporting your well-being, through a partnership of mental health services.
Free Online Courses
We have access to hundreds of online courses via an Online Platform.
Flex Benefits
We have a policy and a tool where our People can choose from a wide range of Flex Benefits.
Stock Options
Leadzai has an Employee Stock Options Plan in place.