Programming Intern

PolyChat
Austin, TX

PolyChat is a language learning app that seeks to dominate the language learning market. It’s a giant task.


We are preparing to release our biggest version yet, while simultaneously automating our entire distribution and marketing strategy.


Our efforts so far are paying off. We’ve just crossed 5000 users.


We are looking for a software engineering intern to contribute to key product and infrastructure projects. You will learn frontend, backend, infrastructure, marketing, and what it takes to start and run a real business.


Things like:

  • Developing AI-powered content generation systems
  • Building automation tools for SEO and web workflows
  • Designing and implementing backend services and APIs
  • Shipping app features in React / React Native, NodeJS, AWS
  • Creating internal tools to support product and growth experimentation


Here are some of technologies we use:

  • React / React Native
  • NodeJS
  • AWS


Right now there are thousands of new developers creating apps and deploying them to the app store. Distribution is the differentiator. To excel at these you need to be able to independently research the latest techniques, implement them, test what works and what doesn’t and have a good aesthetic taste.


Beyond that, the product is still in its infancy and there is a lot of work still needed to take it to the next level. The ideal candidate takes projects from start to finish. We will share with you everything we’ve learned to get to this point and we will learn a lot more together.


This is an opportunity for you to make a large business and technical impact at a startup that is rapidly heating up. If you are ambitious, this is the right internship for you. Success could lead to long term collaboration.


This is an unpaid internship. It is designed to meet the U.S. Department of Labor’s primary beneficiary test and NACE criteria for a high-impact internship experience. All equipment, software, tools, and resources are provided by PolyChat at no cost to the intern (no out-of-pocket expenses). Hours are flexible — part-time or full-time depending on your availability and schedule.


This position is hybrid remote/in-office in Austin, Texas.


We look forward to hearing from you.