Software Engineering Intern (Unpaid) | Prox

Prox Shopping is a fast-growing grocery savings startup helping shoppers save money by making smarter grocery decisions. They are looking for a Software Engineering Intern to gain hands-on experience working across various technical areas within a startup environment, contributing to core product and technical initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to technical projects across multiple areas of the business, including product development, backend systems, infrastructure, and data workflows
• Help build and improve features across web and mobile experiences
• Support efforts to improve system reliability, performance, and scalability
• Assist with technical problem-solving across engineering priorities as the product continues to evolve
• Collaborate directly with the founder on product direction, execution, and technical decision-making
• Gain exposure to modern tools, workflows, and real-world startup engineering challenges

Requirements:

• Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals and modern development workflows
• Interest in working across a variety of technical areas, including application development, cloud systems, databases, and data-related engineering work
• Problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn quickly in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to commit 20–40 hours per week, with flexibility around school schedules
• Strong interest in software engineering and building real-world products
• Comfort learning new tools, systems, and technologies quickly
• Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and take ownership of projects
• Interest in startup environments and building from the ground up
• Exposure to JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL, React, React Native, cloud platforms, databases, scraping tools, or related engineering technologies is a plus
• Interest in mobile app development, backend systems, infrastructure, or data engineering is also a plus