Software Engineer Intern

Responsibilities

• Investigate and troubleshoot real customer issues across frontend and backend systems
• Work closely with customers and internal teams to diagnose bugs, performance bottlenecks, and reliability problems
• Build internal tooling and dashboards to improve debugging, monitoring, and operational workflows
• Help monitor production systems and support incident response efforts
• Assist engineers in identifying root causes and shipping fixes quickly
• Build and maintain components for high-performance web applications using React and Next.js
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate APIs, real-time systems, and observability tooling
• Improve UI/UX by building responsive and user-friendly interfaces
• Support performance optimization efforts across rendering, caching, and latency
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews, team discussions, and product development

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred)
• Familiarity with Next.js or willingness to learn quickly
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Comfortable investigating technical issues and working through ambiguous problems
• Basic understanding of APIs, async programming, and web fundamentals
• Exposure to full-stack development through projects, coursework, or internships
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with customers and teammates
• Eagerness to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with backend development (Python or Node.js)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
• Experience with observability or monitoring tools
• Familiarity with databases (Firebase, Supabase, or similar)
• Interest in AI, real-time systems, infrastructure, or voice technologies
• What You'll Gain
• Real-world experience debugging and operating production systems
• Hands-on exposure to customer-facing engineering and issue investigation
• Mentorship from experienced engineers
• Experience working with modern infrastructure, observability, and AI systems
• Opportunity to make meaningful contributions to a fast-growing company
• Our Tech Stack
• Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript
• Backend: Python, microservices, async systems
• Cloud & Infra: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Redis
• Databases: Firebase, Supabase
• Observability: Datadog, logging, metrics, tracing

Additional Information

Software Engineer Internship This is a high-impact internship where you'll write real code, ship features, and see your work in production. Note: This is an in-office role, 5 days a week in San Francisco.

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