Web Development Intern

About oHire

oHire is a platform connecting individuals and businesses with hire companies across the UK. Listed products include for example forklifts (https://www.ohire.co.uk/plant-tools/lifting-handling/forklift) and rotavators (https://www.ohire.co.uk/landscaping-gardening/rotavator).

Your role

As a web development intern, your role will be the following:

• Make suggestions for and develop features for our platform, both front-end and back-end (for example a chat bot helping our visitors with their questions)
• Make suggestions for and improve the existing infrastructure and code (for example making sure we are leveraging Amazon Web Services to the fullest)
• Automate internal processes leveraging data analytics tools (for example an algorithm to prioritise sales efforts based on past results)

We are looking for an intern that can join us either for a consecutive period of several weeks, or on an ongoing basis for 1-2 days in the week.

Your profile

We are looking for people with the following background and skills:

• You like learning and you are not afraid of new challenges
• You have an understanding of the key web technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python) and can put these in practice
• You are (preferably) currently pursuing a Bachelor or Master in Computer Science (or a related field of study)
• You have hired a piece of equipment or tool before (bonus)

Your rewards

• The opportunity to gather work experience and build out your web development skills
• The opportunity to grow your skillset beyond only web development through extensive exposure to the business side of a startup