2025 Winter Software Developer Internship
About Electrum:
Electrum is the next-generation payments technology company that provides cloud-native software to optimise the processing of financial transactions. Since 2012, we have established ourselves as a respected payments technology partner through our deep expertise and track record in delivering trusted enterprise-grade payments solutions.
We’ve built a reputation in providing solutions for high-volume, low-value payment schemes and services that enable our clients to deliver to their customers at scale. We love that the projects we work on touch the lives of millions of South Africans daily, making a real difference.
We hire the best of the best and we offer great opportunities for personal growth and career progression.
The Electrum Internship Program:
We run two four-week programmes a year in the winter (June/July) and summer (January) university holidays. It’s a paid, in-office programme that may lead to a permanent position, depending on company needs and the right fit.
The Winter Internships for 2025 will run for 4 weeks from 23rd June to 18 July 2025
As part of the team at Electrum, you get:
- to be involved in the full life cycle of our projects;
- professional training and on-the-job learning;
- mentorship from industry experts;
- a workplace with an innovative office culture;
- to work on real customer problems;
- access to extensive career growth opportunities;
- valuable work experience in a real FinTech environment, where you get to work on real projects.
- University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths or Physics student in either their 2nd, 3rd or Honours year (preference is given to Honours and 3rd year students).
- A minimum average of 65% for all modules.
- Experience working with Java at university or from personal projects.
- Understanding fundamentals of object-oriented programming.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Benefits
A good work-life balance is very important at Electrum. To help you manage your own time and energy, Electrum offers benefits such as:
- Flexibility around core working hours (nature of flexibility is negotiated per role based on business needs)
- Daily cooked lunches and a stocked kitchen for the mid-day nibbles
- Team socialising, getaways, and social outings
We have created a safe, transparent environment where we know mistakes happen, and that’s okay. We even have a 3 step approach to dealing with them:
- Tell everyone about it
- Fix the mistake
- Tell everyone about the solution
You are responsible for your actions – both the successes and the failures.