Software Engineering Intern in Gurgaon, भारत

About Heads Up For Tails
Heads Up For Tails is India's most loved pet-care brand, with 100+ stores across 20 cities and a catalog of 5,000+ India-first, category-defining products, backed by an omni-channel network of manufacturing, retail, e-commerce and distribution.

About the Role
We are seeking an energetic, deeply curious Software Engineering Intern to join our fast-paced, high-growth engineering team. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience building scalable applications while working alongside established industry leaders. We are looking for someone with a strong foundation in modern web development who is eager to learn, build and take ownership of real-world features.

Key Responsibilities
● Build & Contribute: Assist in designing and developing robust backend services and RESTful APIs using https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY and MongoDB.
● Full-Stack Exposure: Support the team in delivering seamless user experiences across the MERN stack, bridging the gap between frontend components and backend data.
● Collaborate & Learn: Partner with senior engineers, product managers and designers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
● Write Clean Code: Participate in code reviews, write unit tests and learn best practices for maintaining a scalable, production-grade codebase.
● Automate: Help build and maintain scripts or basic CI/CD workflows to streamline daily development and testing processes.

Requirements
● Eligibility: Final-year student, recent graduate, or 0–1 year of experience.
● Core Foundation: Academic, bootcamp or project-based experience focused on the MERN stack.
● Backend Knowledge: Solid foundational understanding of https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY and MongoDB, including basic schema design and routing.
● The Right Mindset: You bring high energy and relentless curiosity. You are not afraid to dive into unfamiliar code, ask hard questions and learn from mistakes.
● Problem Solver: A strong logical thinker with a bias for action and a desire to figure out how complex systems work under the hood.
● Bonus (Not Mandatory): Familiarity with using AI coding assistants (like GitHub Copilot, Cursor or ChatGPT) to accelerate personal development workflows, or a general interest in modern AI technologies.

Why Join Us?
● Work with the Best: Gain direct mentorship and exposure to industry leaders who are deeply invested in your growth and engineering excellence.
● High-Growth Trajectory: Work on real, impactful projects that shape our product's architecture, rather than doing busywork.
● Culture of Innovation: We provide a supportive, resource-rich environment where you have the autonomy to do your best work and learn at an exponential rate.