Backend Engineering Intern (all genders)

We love the magic of memory keeping

At Journi, we’re on a mission to build the world’s most-downloaded printing app.

With over 10 million users worldwide, we help people turn their favorite moments into beautifully designed Photo Books and Prints. Our smart AI makes the process fast, simple, and joyful, so our users can spend less time editing and more time reliving their best stories.

🥁 About the internship

Join our backend team and help build the core of one of the world’s leading printing apps. As an intern, you won’t be doing “practice tasks” - you’ll work on real features and systems alongside experienced engineers, contributing to products used by real users in production!

This internship is open to students, recent graduates, or anyone looking to grow their backend skills in a production environment. We’re unable to sponsor visas, so you’ll need a valid EU work permit and to be based in Vienna. The internship requires a minimum of 32 hours per week, which means we can’t consider candidates on a student visa, as these are limited to 20 hours per week.

Please note: The internship runs for 4-6 months. We’ll agree on the start date during the process, though we’re aiming for as soon as possible.

🚀 What you'll do

• Contribute to the Photobook software solution written in Scala, powered by Journi's own machine learning driven Layouting Algorithm

• Support the development of new features and REST APIs used by millions of users

• Collaborate closely with engineers (Frontend, Backend, Machine-Learning), product designers, and product managers

• Work on improving the performance, scalability, and reliability of our systems

• Help identify bugs, technical debt, and areas for improvement - and be part of fixing them

• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to code reviews

• Learn how production systems are built, tested, and deployed

🎒 Your bag of tricks

• Basic to intermediate experience in backend development (through studies, internships, or personal projects)

• Familiarity with at least one JVM language (Java, Kotlin, or Scala) (No Scala experience? No problem - as long as you’re excited to learn it!)

• Understanding of REST APIs and how web applications communicate

• Basic knowledge of databases (SQL or NoSQL) and/or software algorithms

• Some exposure to Git and collaborative development workflows

• Curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to learn by doing

• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset

• You have the right to work in the EU/Austria and are based in Vienna or open to relocating

🔥 Nice-to-haves

• Some experience with PostgreSQL, Redis

• Interest in (code) performance optimisations, genetic algorithms

• Personal or academic projects (GitHub links welcome!)

• Dedication to dive into complex code

✨ What we offer

A happy team makes for a happy workplace. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our team, and that’s why we offer:

• A monthly gross salary starting at € 2.000

Plus, a bunch of awesome social benefits, such as:

• Work your way: enjoy a hybrid working model with 40% home office days and flexible hours (core hours: 10am-4pm Mo-Th; and 10am-2pm Fri)

• Daily fuel: breakfast, Italian-style coffee, tea, and fresh daily lunches in our in-house eatery, with options for most dietary preferences

• Go places: we cover your Vienna public transport card for the duration of your internship (€38.42/month)

• Mac your life easier: with a company MacBook, also available for personal use

• Boost your German: weekly in-house lessons in small groups

• Special treatment: enjoy a premium membership on all Journi products

... and more!

📫 What to expect after you apply

1. Interview with your future mentor and a member of the Engineering team (1,5 h)

If all goes well, our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch with the next steps. Please include your CV written in English, and a cover letter with your application.

About us

Everyone is welcome at Journi

No matter your background, identity, or story, if you’re exceptional at what you do, there’s a place for you here. We believe that an inclusive team is a stronger team, and we want everyone to feel respected and understood from the moment they join us.

Turning digital memories into something you can hold

Our goal is simple: to make it effortless for you to preserve the memories you cherish. By combining smart technology with a love for design, we turn "photo chaos" into high-quality keepsakes in seconds. You capture the moments; we help you keep them forever.

A global team with heart

More than 10 million people around the world already use Journi to create their Photo Books, and we’re just getting started. We’re a global team of 100+ people united in Vienna, thinking big and building with care. We work hard, but we never take ourselves too seriously. We keep things informal, friendly, and always on our users' side.

If you’re excited to get a lot of practical experience and shape a product loved by millions, we’d love to hear from you. 🌟