Internships in IT: 7 current opportunities

Want to start a career in IT? We’ve gathered current programs with pay, mentorship, and opportunities for job offers at top companies in Central Asia.

DevOps Engineer Internship at Stufently devs
Location: Remote

A fully remote, full-time paid internship offering $300 per month. Responsibilities include supporting CI/CD on GitLab CI, working with monitoring and logs, managing secrets via Vault, writing infrastructure code in Terraform and automations in Python, as well as maintaining dev/test/prod environments. Before applying, you must independently master the Prometheus stack, Loki, Vault, and deploy them locally.

Send your resume to Telegram @hrstufently.

Software Functional Testing with AI Tools by EPAM
Location: Kazakhstan

The program starts in November and is fully covered by a Tech Orda voucher worth 400,000 tenge. Over 31 weeks, participants will learn test planning, working with APIs, databases, HTML, CSS, mobile testing, and automation basics. To participate, you need to pass a competitive selection process, a technical test, and a preparatory course.

Application deadline: August 14

Cloud & DevOps Internship by EPAM
Location: Kazakhstan

A free online 13-week internship starting in August, for those already familiar with DevOps methodology, Linux, Docker, Git, and Bash and Python scripting. Participants will learn cloud technologies, Kubernetes configuration, the “infrastructure as code” approach, and how to apply GenAI tools.

Application deadline: July 7

Python Intern at Kompra Group
Location: Astana

An internship for junior developers who want to work on real projects in the field of business security. Candidates are expected to have basic knowledge of Python, algorithms, and data structures, participation in relevant courses or olympiads, and readiness to write scripts for data processing, deploy microservices, and participate in architecture meetings.

Send your resume to a.seitkaliyeva@kompra.kz

Intern at Alif Bank
Location: Dushanbe
The company is looking for an intern for the Administrative Control Department on a full-time basis. Knowledge of Russian, Tajik, and Latin script, basic computer skills, responsibility, and a desire to learn are important. Responsibilities include working in CRM, checking documents, identifying clients, and creating card applications.

Intern at the Information Security Department of UZCARD
Location: Tashkent

A three-month internship in the Information Security Department, where interns will gain practical experience in Red team and Blue team operations, learn to use Kali Linux and Burp Suite Pro, participate in phishing campaigns, write reports, and implement their own system protection projects. Knowledge of Russian, Uzbek, and English, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and an IT-related education are required.

AI Project Manager Internship at Evertech
Location: Tashkent

An internship focused on participation in real projects of startups from Silicon Valley. Requirements: C1 level English, analytical skills, basic understanding of development, and interest in technology. Responsibilities include supporting the project manager, participating in meetings, writing tasks and user stories, testing, and communicating with clients.