Software Engineer Internship

Key Skills

Flask, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Python Programming, React.js, Redux

Job Description

People joining Alan are always surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:

• Members first. We put our members first, our team second, our shareholders third.
• Radical Transparency. We make all choices in writing and adopt a direct and honest style of communication.
• Personal & Team Growth. We are self-improving whilst helping others grow. We’re no ego-doers and we all edit the company.
• Distributed Ownership. We trust our colleagues to make the right choices. We are not afraid to fail fast individually to learn collectively in the long run.
• Fearless ambition. We shoot for the moon and work backwards. We focus on solving complex problems with simple principles far from ready made ideas.

 The Engineering team

In our engineering team, we build the infrastructure, interfaces, and applications to provide first-class service to our members, health professionals, and even ourselves!

Being an intern at Alan means joining a team of talented, committed and passionate Engineers, with a lot of product interactions.

You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of projects quickly, whilst being mentored by talented senior engineers.

We move fast, with a lot of ownership, and are proud to tackle big problems!

Our process is very simple: those who make product decisions are the same ones who build them.

Our stack is Python/Flask, React/Redux, React Native, PostgreSQL.

Want to know more? Read this article if you want to discover how life as an Engineer at Alan looks like, and how our Engineering team is organised: https://blog.alan.com/tech-et-produit/engineering-organisation-at-alan

For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire at the B1 level.

 Is it you we’re looking for?

Please note that for this internship, you need to be based in France.

You would be a great fit at Alan if most of this sounds like you:

• You are looking for your 6-month end-of-studies internship
• You have prior internship or side-projects coding experience, and have already deployed frontend and backend code to production for real users
• You are willing to work in Python/JavaScript (but you don't need to have experience with those 2 languages!)
• You are passionate about building products
• You are self-starting and humble
• You are collaborative, enthusiastic about teamwork and learning
• You have full working proficiency in English (French is an asset!)

But above all, we are looking for high potential and curiosity: make sure to show us this when you apply! Everything else is a bonus.

For more details on how engineers can grow at Alan, take a look at our Engineering career path: https://medium.com/alan/engineering-career-path-at-alan-e5de5c2e740c

Check out our Careers page, Medium & blog for more info: https://alan.com/en/careers / https://medium.com/alan / https://blog.alan.com/

 Perks & Benefits

At Alan, we believe that being in good health is a basic need, and it starts with our employees. This is why Alaners are provided with a stimulating environment and perks ensuring they are happy, efficient and spend only high-quality time with co-workers.

Therefore, we offer:

• Fair rewards. Generous equity packages complement your base salary.
• Flexible Office. Amazing office space at our HQ, sponsored co-working hubs or a full-remote experience with home office equipment sponsorship, we want you to live where you’re the happiest.
• All the tools you need. Top of the range equipment: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-canceling headphones.
• Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours. organize your time as you 
• Delightful healthcare insurance. Extremely comprehensive health insurance - 100% of the contribution covered by Alan for you and your family.
• Country-specific commuter benefits.
• Learning & Training opportunities. A highly flexible Training policy free books and budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises.
• Parental leave. Extended parental leave for all new parents.

Important note: we hire people not roles.

After reading this job description, if you feel like you don’t have all the necessary prerequisites but that it matches where you are now or what you'd like to grow into in your next position, we encourage you to apply!