Intern - Software Engineering

Akino Labs; Vadodara; Hybrid; INR 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Akino Labs in Vadodara offers an Internship in Software Engineering focused on AI and MERN stack. You will explore real-world web apps and AI-powered features, collaborating with engineering and product teams on production-oriented projects.

The role emphasizes practical full-stack development and applied AI, with exposure to React, Node.js, MongoDB, APIs, and modern software practices. Fresh graduates or students may apply, with a path toward potential full-time roles.

Qualifications

• Freshers or 0–1 year of software development experience.
• Strong fundamentals in JavaScript and web development.
• Familiarity with MERN stack and REST APIs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web applications using MERN stack.
• Build responsive React components and REST APIs.
• Integrate AI features and third-party AI APIs.
• Collaborate with engineers, QA, and product teams.

Skills

JavaScript

React.js

Node.js

Express.js

MongoDB

REST APIs

Git/GitHub

Problem solving

Willingness to learn

Education

B.Tech/B.E./BCA/MCA/M.Sc in Computer Science or related

Tools

Express.js

React.js

Node.js

MongoDB

Job description

Position:Intern–SoftwareEngineering(AI&MERN)

Department:Technology/ProductEngineering

Location:Vadodara/Hybrid

EmploymentType:Internship

Duration:3–6Months

Experience:Freshers/0–1Year

AbouttheRole

WearelookingforaSoftwareEngineeringIntern–AI&MERNwhoisinterestedinbuildingreal-worldwebapplicationsandAI-poweredproducts.

Youwillworkcloselywithourengineeringandproductteamsonproduction-orientedprojectsinvolvingReact,Node.js,MongoDB,APIs,AIintegrations,automation,andmodernsoftwareengineeringpractices.

Thisroleissuitableforcandidateswhowantpracticalexposuretobothfull-stackdevelopmentandappliedAI,ratherthanonlyacademicortutorial-baseddevelopment.

KeyResponsibilities

MERN/Full-StackDevelopment

• DevelopandmaintainwebapplicationsusingMongoDB,Express.js,React.js,andNode.js.
• BuildresponsiveandreusableReactcomponents.
• DevelopRESTAPIsandintegratethird-partyAPIs.
• Implementbackendbusinesslogicanddatabaseoperations.
• WorkwithMongoDBschemas,queries,aggregation,anddatavalidation.
• Debug,test,andimproveexistingapplications.
• Collaboratewithdevelopers,QA,designers,andproductmanagers.

AI&Automation

• IntegrateAIAPIsandmodelsintowebapplications.
• WorkwithAPIsfromproviderssuchasOpenAI,Gemini,Claude,orsimilarplatforms.
• BuildAI-poweredfeaturessuchas:
  • Chatinterfaces
  • Documentprocessing
  • Textgeneration
  • Dataextraction
  • Summarization
  • Classification
  • AI-assistedworkflows
• ExperimentwithpromptengineeringandstructuredAIoutputs.
• WorkonautomationworkflowsusingAIandAPIs.
• EvaluateAI-generatedresultsandimprovereliabilityandaccuracy.

EngineeringPractices

• Writeclean,maintainable,andreusablecode.
• FollowGit/GitHub-baseddevelopmentworkflows.
• Participateincodereviews.
• Writebasicunit/integrationtestswhererequired.
• DocumentAPIs,features,andtechnicalimplementations.
• Investigatebugsandprovidefixes.
• Learnandadoptengineeringstandardsfollowedbytheteam.

RequiredSkills

MustHave

• BasicunderstandingofJavaScript.
• BasicknowledgeofReact.js.
• BasicunderstandingofNode.jsandExpress.js.
• BasicknowledgeofMongoDBoranotherdatabase.
• UnderstandingofRESTAPIsandJSON.
• FamiliaritywithGit/GitHub.
• Strongproblem-solvinganddebuggingability.
• Willingnesstolearnnewtechnologiesquickly.

AISkills

CandidatesshouldhaveaninterestinappliedAIandideallyhaveexposureto:

• LLMsandGenerativeAI
• Promptengineering
• AIAPIs
• OpenAI/Gemini/ClaudeAPIs
• RAGconcepts
• Embeddingsandvectordatabases
• AIagentsandautomation

DeepAIexpertiseisnotrequired.Strongfundamentalsandtheabilitytolearnaremoreimportant.

GoodtoHave

• TypeScript
• Next.js
• TailwindCSS
• Python
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Docker
• CloudplatformssuchasAWS,Azure,orGCP
• Vectordatabases
• LangChain/LlamaIndexorsimilarframeworks
• ExperiencebuildingpersonalprojectsorcollegeprojectsusingAI
• ExperiencedeployingapplicationsusingVercel,Netlify,AWS,orsimilarplatforms

WhatWeLookFor

Wevaluecandidateswho:

• Canunderstandaproblembeforewritingcode.
• Arecomfortabledebuggingindependently.
• Canreadandunderstandexistingcode.
• Asktechnicallyrelevantquestions.
• Arewillingtoworkonunfamiliartechnologies.
• Careaboutcodequalityratherthansimplymakingsomethingwork.
• Cantakeownershipofsmallfeaturesfromdevelopmentthroughtesting.
• Havebuiltprojectsoutsideofcoursework.

PreferredEducationalBackground

• B.Tech/B.E./BCA/MCA/M.Sc.ComputerScienceorrelateddiscipline.
• Final-yearstudentsandrecentgraduatesareencouragedtoapply.

PracticalEvaluation

Shortlistedcandidatesmaybeevaluatedthroughatechnicalassignmentinvolvingsomecombinationof:

1. BuildingasmallReactinterface.
2. CreatingaNode.js/ExpressAPI.
3. ConnectingtheapplicationtoMongoDB.
4. IntegratinganAIAPI.
5. Debugginganexistingpieceofcode.
6. Explainingtheirtechnicaldecisions.

Candidatesmayalsobeaskedtodemonstrateapersonal,academic,oropen-sourceproject.

InternshipExpectations

Duringtheinternship,thecandidateisexpectedto:

• Workonrealproductfeatures.
• FollowGit-baseddevelopmentpractices.
• Participateindaily/weeklyengineeringdiscussions.
• Fixbugsandimplementassignedfeatures.
• Learnfromcodereviews.
• Maintaintechnicaldocumentationwhererequired.
• Demonstratemeasurableimprovementduringtheinternship.

PotentialConversion

High-performinginternsmaybeconsideredforaFull-TimeSoftwareEngineer/AIEngineerpositionbasedon:

• Technicalperformance
• Codequality
• Problem-solvingability
• Ownership
• Learningvelocity
• Communication
• Contributiontoproductdevelopment

WhyJoin

• Workonreal-worldAIandSaaSproducts.
• Gethands-onexperiencewiththeMERNstack.
• WorkwithmodernGenerativeAItechnologies.
• Learndirectlyfromexperiencedengineersandproductteams.
• Buildfeaturesthatareusedinactualproductsratherthanonlytrainingprojects.
• Opportunityforfull-timeconversionbasedonperformance.