C++ Software Engineer Intern — Build Core Tools

Connective; Porto; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

Nitro, Inc. in Porto, Portugal, is seeking an Intern Software Engineer (C++) to join our Core Tooling Engineering Team. You will work on libraries and tooling powering Nitro’s products, gaining hands-on experience from day one and contributing to meaningful projects.

The internship targets undergraduate or graduate students and offers paid work with opportunities to collaborate across product teams, develop dashboards, and monitor platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate or graduate student with strong interest in software engineering.
• Some experience with C or another low-level programming language.
• Understanding of programming fundamentals, problem-solving and debugging.
• Familiarity with version control, such as Git.
• Curiosity about how shared software is used across different applications and platforms.
• Open approach to learning unfamiliar technologies and contributing beyond main area of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing, debugging and testing software written primarily in C/C++.
• Help improve shared libraries and tools used across Nitro products.
• Explore how low-level platform capabilities are used by applications on different platforms.
• Work with engineers and other teams to understand integration needs.
• Contribute to web-related work where appropriate, such as supporting or monitoring platform capabilities through dashboards.
• Take part in code reviews and team discussions, with guidance from experienced engineers.

Skills

C++

C language

Git

Debugging

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate or Graduate student

Job description

Nitro, Inc. in Porto, Portugal, is seeking an Intern Software Engineer (C++) to join our Core Tooling Engineering Team. You will work on libraries and tooling powering Nitro’s products, gaining hands-on experience from day one and contributing to meaningful projects.

The internship targets undergraduate or graduate students and offers paid work with opportunities to collaborate across product teams, develop dashboards, and monitor platform capabilities.