Friendly Captcha is a cybersecurity startup from Munich, Germany. We protect over 25 million websites and apps from spam and bots – fully automated in the background, without requiring users to solve annoying tasks. Our solution is accessible and privacy-friendly in compliance with GDPR/CCPA.
We were honored with the German Founders Award 2023 for our innovative technology.
Software Engineering (Working Student)
Woerthsee
Part-time
Intern / Student
Who we are
Your mission
- Feature Development: You work on new features and improvements for our bot protection platform
- Backend Development: You support the development of APIs and services in Go or TypeScript
- Data Analysis: You help analyze large data sets to identify bot patterns
- Testing & Debugging: You write tests and assist with troubleshooting
- Documentation: You create technical documentation for internal tools and processes
- Code Reviews: You participate in code reviews and learn from experienced developers
- Infrastructure: Optionally, you can work on Terraform, monitoring (OpenTelemetry), or databases (Postgres, Clickhouse, Redis)
What we offer
- Hands-on experience in a real production environment handling millions of requests
- Insight into modern backend technologies and cloud infrastructure (EU-owned stack)
- Working with an experienced engineering team
- Independent projects and direct collaboration with the team
- Flexible work schedule
- Small, focused team with flat hierarchies
- Office in Munich-West/Wörthsee by the lake
- Fair compensation, MacBook, coffee, and team events
Your profile
- Studies: Computer Science, Business Informatics, or Cybersecurity
- Communication: Excellent English written and verbal skills
- Programming: Experience with at least one modern programming language (Go, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, C++, etc.)
- Basics: Understanding of web technologies, APIs, and databases
- Work Style: Self-organized, eager to learn, and problem-solving oriented
- Nice-to-have: German language skills, experience with Go, TypeScript, SQL, Git, or Linux
- Bonus: Interest in data science, bot detection, or IT security
Über uns
Wir sind Friendly Captcha - ein führendes Cybersecurity-SaaS-Unternehmen aus Deutschland. Unsere Mission: Bot-Schutz, der das Internet sicherer und zugänglicher macht. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen CAPTCHAs ist unsere Lösung für Nutzer:innen komplett unsichtbar - kein Anklicken von Ampeln oder Autos mehr.
Vollständig eigenfinanziert, profitabel und nach höchsten deutschen Datenschutzstandards entwickelt, schützen wir täglich Millionen von Anfragen für Tausende von Organisationen weltweit. Mit unserem Team in München West / Wörthsee arbeiten wir an einer Vision: ein sicheres Internet, das für alle Menschen zugänglich ist.
Vollständig eigenfinanziert, profitabel und nach höchsten deutschen Datenschutzstandards entwickelt, schützen wir täglich Millionen von Anfragen für Tausende von Organisationen weltweit. Mit unserem Team in München West / Wörthsee arbeiten wir an einer Vision: ein sicheres Internet, das für alle Menschen zugänglich ist.