🎯 The Role
We're hiring a Software Engineering Intern! This is a short term placement for students or recent graduates who demonstrate outstanding intelligence, motivation, and work ethic. The kind of person who raises the bar just by being in the room, even this early in their career.
You'll tackle real engineering problems, not busywork. Problems where creativity, first-principles thinking, and relentless iteration matter more than years of experience. You'll work alongside senior engineers who will mentor and challenge you, while contributing meaningfully from day one, with a dedicated engineering mentor for the length of the placement.
AI is central to how we build. You'll use AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) daily to accelerate your work, and you'll contribute to AI-powered product features that differentiate Fanvue in the market.
🚀 What You'll Do
Own and deliver well-scoped features end-to-end across our TypeScript/Node.js/Go (nice to have) stack, with mentor support
Contribute to real, shipped product work, not a side project or sandbox
Build AI-powered features for creators (automated chat, content generation, personalization, moderation)
Leverage AI coding tools to ship faster. We expect you to be fluent in AI-assisted development, or fast to become so
Experiment with LLMs, embeddings, and vector databases as part of product development
Ship fast, iterate based on feedback, and learn from production
Collaborate closely with product, design, and senior engineers
Sit in on architecture discussions and technical decisions to learn how we think, not just how we code
Participate in code reviews and absorb our engineering best practices
Present your work at the end of the placement
👀 Who You Are
Exceptionally intelligent and motivated: you learn fast and apply knowledge immediately
High agency: you don't wait to be told what to do; you identify problems and solve them
Solid fundamentals in software engineering (data structures, algorithms, basic system design) from your degree, projects, or self-study
Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript, or a strong enough general programming foundation to get there fast; experience with Node.js, React, or Next.js is a plus
Comfortable using AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude) or eager to become fluent
Curious about LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI product development
Genuinely excited by hard problems: you'd rather work on something challenging than something easy
Relentless work ethic — you ship, you iterate, you improve
Humble and coachable — you seek feedback and act on it
Currently studying towards, or recently completed, a Computer Science or related degree (or equivalent via personal projects, open source, bootcamps, etc.), no professional experience required
✨ You'll Thrive Here If
You want to prove yourself fast and are hungry for real responsibility, not a token project
You prefer ambiguity and ownership over well-defined tasks
You're energized by working alongside exceptional people
You care about impact, not titles
You're excited about building AI-native products
⚠️ You'll Struggle Here If
You need detailed specifications before starting work
You prefer predictable, routine work
You're not comfortable with fast feedback and iteration
You're skeptical about AI tools or resistant to using them
You're looking for a purely observational or shadowing-style internship