Intern – Backend Web Developer

Shezlong is the leading online psychotherapy platform in the Middle East and Africa offering high-quality and comprehensive, affordable, mental health services which can be accessed anywhere, any time. We aim to make mental wellness a given for every individual so we help build resilient communities thus positively impacting the welfare of society through innovative, accessible, and easy-to-use technology.

If you are excited about kickstarting your frontend web development career, join Shezlong this summer for an impactful internship.

1. Location: Sheikh Zayed, Sundays and Tuesdays. Remote on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
2. You will be working with: NodeJS, NestJS, TypeScript, MariaDB, MySQL, JestJS, AWS, git, and other technologies.

What you will do:

1. Develop the new Shezlong Operator, an internal Shezlong interface responsible for managing thousands of therapy sessions per month worldwide
2. Develop new features and enhance existing ones
3. Write unit tests and verify test cases for each completed features
4. Document code and processes
5. Troubleshoot and fix bugs

Profile Requirements:

1. 2025 graduate in Computer Science or related discipline
2. Strong attention to detail and discipline in abiding by documentation and guidelines
3. Consistent, available and clear written communication
4. Ability to work independently and ask the right questions
5. Very good command of written English and documentation
6. Strong understanding and familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)