Software Engineer Intern

Introduction

We value candidates who have significant experience with managing complexity, working independently, and are motivated by hard problems.

What We Offer

• The ability to have real impact on mission-critical workflows

• The chance to use SOTA tech to solve novel problems with mission partners

• The opportunity to define your role through time as we grow

• Competitive salary and equity upside

• Comprehensive health care, unlimited PTO, and 401k

• Reimbursement for home internet and cell phone up to $150/month

• Four months parental leave for birthing parent, three months for non-birthing

• $100/month wellness stipend

• Quarterly in-person meetups

• WeWork membership

We are hiring 2025 summer interns and have a strong preference for Maine or NYC based candidates. This role is ideal for recent graduates or rising seniors from rigorous computer science programs (for example Top 20 CS) who want to meaningfully contribute to a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

This internship is designed as an intern to hire opportunity. Many of our current engineers originally joined through our intern to hire program, and we are looking for similarly sharp, driven people who can grow with the team. We are not bringing on interns just to fill seats, we are looking for candidates who may transition into follow-on internships, co-ops, or full-time roles if it is a strong mutual fit.

Position Overview

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will join a small (<20 people) founding team and work hands-on across our product stack. You will help implement, improve, and fix core aspects of our platform, including our NextJS web app, our FastAPI python backend, and our suite of AI models. You will not be confined to low-stakes tasks. Instead, you will be trusted with challenging features on our product's critical path. You will be encouraged to use state-of-the-art tools and approaches while gaining real startup experience, autonomy, and ownership.

We are solving novel bureaucratic problems that make documentation processes extremely inefficient across many layers of government and the private sector. The problems are complex, the need is real, and we are growing rapidly.

Throughout the internship, you will receive mentorship from experienced engineers to help accelerate your growth and deepen your engineering skills.

If interested, we will sponsor your DoD security clearance application.

Key Responsibilities

• System Implementation: Write code within a small team, being able to strike a reasonable balance between velocity and writing maintainable code

• Product Development: Work with users and other team members to help define and refine product requirements, and translate them into a roadmap and code

• Communication and Collaboration: Communicate and collaborate well with the team, picking up best practices for software development and teamwork within a startup along the way

Qualifications

Required:

• U.S. Citizen and able to pass a background check

• Eligible for a U.S. DoD security clearance

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership

• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript

Preferred:

• Based in Maine or NYC, or planning to be for the summer

• Rising senior or recent graduate, ideally from a Top 20 CS program

• Strong interest in early-stage startups

• Candidates who have shipped projects independently, especially without rigid requirements

• Experience with AI tools beyond coursework

• Experience with React, Tailwind, Postgres, or related modern web technologies

• Experience working in environments where autonomy, adaptability, and ownership are required

The salary range for this role is between $10K-$12K/month. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors, including qualifications & experience.