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