Internship - Software & Application - Lighthouse

The Programme

Looking forward to building a career in software and application space in a dynamic environment?  
 
KPMG is now on the lookout for young talents to join our Lighthouse Software & Application Internship Program. 
 
“Digital Solution, Enhanced Business Productivity” 
 
Our internship program is specifically designed to blend hands-on experience with relevant training to enhance your job competency. As part of the Firm’s talent development program, we are committed to investing in software and application technology training for our interns to achieve the necessary accreditations. 
 
Be part of our team today and turn business requirements into technology solutions and constantly seeking quality improvements by designing, coding, and testing / debugging applications, as well as documenting procedures – all with the most advanced technologies, tools, software engineering methodologies and the collaboration of internal and external resources in compliance with KPMG Global policies, security, and privacy. 
 
Our internship program comes with a unique feature of one-to-one mentorship where you will be guided by an assigned mentor throughout the program.  
 
Upon completion of the program, you'll stand a chance to be offered a permanent role in KPMG Lighthouse.  
 
If you are passionate about your career path of becoming a software engineer, we welcome you to embark on the journey with us! 
 
Inspire Confidence. Empower Change. 
 
KPMG the Clear Choice.

What You Will Do

This program aims to equip candidates with the necessary skills in software and application development. At the end of this program, candidates can expect to have technical and functional capabilities which are essential for Software Engineer role.

Some of the focus in this program will be: 

• Concepting, creating, and building software / applications alongside our graphic design team, including taking designer wireframes and magically turning them into effective code. 
• Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming. 
• Working through the website development lifecycle to launch. 
• Designing user-based interactions through effective front-end architecture. 
• Developing functional databases, applications, and servers to support our websites on the back end. 
• Coding for various platforms to ensure functionality across multiple channels. 
• Developing best practices for Full Stack Developer team. 
• Determining application responsiveness for consumers. 
• Ensuring company mandate is effectively addressed in technical and developmental aspects. 
• Managing database administration and hosting duties. 
• Troubleshooting issues and problem solving as necessary. 
• Keeping current with industry trends and developments that can be applied to company and client's needs.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Availability for 3 months.  
• Bachelor’s degree with – IT related: Computer Science equivalent. 
• Comfortable to work with complex business processes. 
• Good command of English, both written and spoken. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Knowledge of Scrum or Hybrid Scrum methodology would be an added advantage. 
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills. 
• Basic knowledge and experience with any of the following: 
• Frontend fundamentals: HTML5, Bootstrap/CSS, JS. 
• Web-oriented development languages: JS, JSON, PHP, Python and others. 
• Frontend framework: React, Vue.js, Angular, Django, Node.js or others. 
  SQL or Non-SQL. 
• Power Platform (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, SharePoint, etc.) will be an added advantage.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.  
 
We have 227,000 outstanding professionals working together to deliver value in 146 countries and territories.  
 
With a worldwide presence, KPMG continues to build on our successes thanks to clear vision, defined values and, above all, our people.