Backend Engineering Intern

In 2017, our founders started Sarwa due to a lack of financial services offered to most of the world, and out of a need to help empower people in the region to invest in their financial future. Sarwa is poised to continue growing into the go-to platform for people to grow their wealth.

We do this through expert, affordable and easy investing. We’re a small team working on the region’s first and fastest growing investment and personal finance platform, making investing easy, low-cost and transparent, with a human touch woven into every step of the process.

We are a remote-first team. Where you choose to work is up to you - we have an office in Abu Dhabi that you can utilize as often or little as you’d like.

Our tech team is looking to add a backend engineering intern to help build out Sarwa’s platform. This is a hands-on internship where you’ll work on real Go microservices, event-driven systems, and database design - shipping code that impacts thousands of users managing their financial lives. You’ll be mentored by senior engineers and participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and sprint ceremonies alongside the team.

• Are currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Have foundational experience with Go, Python, or another backend language and are eager to deepen your skills in a production environment
• Understand the basics of REST APIs, HTTP, and relational databases (SQL)
• Have a genuine curiosity for backend architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven systems, and clean code principles
• Are comfortable with Git and basic Linux/terminal usage
• Have excellent communication skills and can articulate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical team members
• Are self-driven, proactive, and excited to learn new technologies in a fast-paced fintech environment
• Have a bias toward action - you’d rather ship and iterate than wait for perfection

• Build and ship internal Go microservices for the analytics and data pipeline
• Implement event-driven handlers using NATS Jet Stream as part of Sarwa’s messaging infrastructure
• Design and optimize Postgre
  
  SQL schemas for new product features
• Write integration tests and contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint planning with the backend team
• Collaborate with product, operations, and frontend teams to understand requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions
• Continuously learn and apply new practices, and share those learnings with the team

• Go (Golang)
• PostgreSQL
• NATS Jet Stream / event-driven messaging
• AWS and Kubernetes
• Protobuf / gRPC
• Docker and CI/CD tooling

• Remote-first and flexible work environment
• Diverse, driven and supportive team with a positive work atmosphere
• A culture of growth - being mentored, coached and supported to grow in your career
• Monthly stipend

Sarwa is dedicated to hiring a diverse workforce with varied experiences, perspectives and opinions. We believe diversity helps our team excel and enables us to build outstanding products for our customers.