Backend developer intern

Salary Unpaid

Do you want to develop a system that makes people want to go to work in the morning? Do you wish to work in a small, dynamic startup with awesome colleagues? We are in the business of redesigning strategy management software, making a tool that clarifies the purpose and gets people collaborating. We aim to make strategy everybody’s business, involving the employees in the strategy and eliminate boring PowerPoints.


What we offer

As a backend developer you will make sure our platform works smoothly and that we build new features in a smart way. You will be a part of ideation process, taking Whyser off the ground together with us. We have finished the first version of our system, and will soon begin working on our second version and we welcome changes and input. You will work with coding the backend, collaborating with our frontend developers and UX designer.

We like a casual, fun work environment and grabbing a beer to kick back at the end of the week. We have an open communication working actively with feedback, as we always want to learn and improve ourselves. In a startup the struggles are real, but we have fun, we can teach you a lot about management, development, collaboration and being in a the startup phase.


About you

  • You are excited to join a start-up and work in a company with high ambitions where you will get a lot of responsibility

  • You need to be a problem solver and see challenges as something positive

  • Believe that it should be fun to work

  • Have a passion for backend development, making systems that are simple, efficient and functional.

  • Laravel/PHP and MySQL is your ballpark

  • Knowing a bit of frontend (JS, Vue.js, jquery) is a big plus

  • You are familiar with git workflows

  • You like working in a team and you think it is essential to have a close dialogue to frontend developers

We believe that a personal match between you and us is the most important aspect. You don't need a ton of experience, but you should feel comfortable about working in a start-up environment.


The business

Whyser is a SaaS platform that helps companies improve the way they communicate and execute strategies, making them collaborative and engaging. Most other business areas use online tools and systems but when it comes to strategy and purpose, most companies still use Powerpoint and Excel. It is time to change that and make strategies transparent and agile.

We are a small but growing team that started with two co-founders and now we are ten people working with Whyser. We have received interest from several potential customers and we are in the process of attracting funding. Currently we are building, designing and improving the platform, but Whyser still needs some love and care to really shine. This is where you come in and can make an impact.


Our technical setup:

  • PHP7 (using Laravel)

  • Vue.js and some jquery

  • MySQL

  • Github

  • Hosted at AWS

  • Design system: Figma


Work place: Copenhagen or remote.

Application: via The Hub

Questions: Don't hesitate to call our COO, Astrid at +46 733 425352

Compensation: Unpaid internship

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Working at
Whyser

We believe that people should spend most of their waking hours doing something fulfilling. Having a clear purpose and being able to contribute to a better future are some of the main drivers of motivation. Whyser is a SaaS platform that helps companies create and communicate their vision and strategy, allowing all employees to collaborate and contribute. Our mission is to change the fact that 2/3 of strategies never get executed and that 87% of employees are not engaged in their work.  We are a core team of three; Astrid (31), our Swedish engineering physicist with a deep interest in employee engagement and a love of graphic design, Kristina (32), our Danish business optimization expert with a burning desire for digitalization, and last, Sunita (27), our Mumbai based full stack developer, who just wants to build something cool and expand her development knowledge.

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