Perchwell 2024 Software Engineer Internship

Who we are:

Perchwell is the premier workflow software and data  platform for residential real estate. Based on the industry’s foundational data, Perchwell builds a modern software suite to empower real estate professionals to do their best work, provide differentiated service to their clients, and grow their businesses.

Backed by Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and some of the country’s leading MLSs, Perchwell is scaling its best-in-class platform to have a positive impact on the industry we serve.

Perchwell is growing our team to build the workflow data platform for all residential real estate, a $4T industry (roughly 17% of US GDP) impacting the lives of every single American. As a complete market intelligence, search, and collaboration solution, we partner with forward-thinking MLS (Multiple Listing Service) organizations and brokerages to drive the industry forward.

What we're looking for

• Rising college juniors and seniors currently enrolled in a computer science or related STEM degree program

• Driven individuals with an ability to roll up their sleeves and deliver projects in a timely manner

• Creative problem solvers with solid communication skills and a team focus

What you’ll do

• Work in a fast-paced startup environment, delivering high-quality SaaS products

• Create scalable solutions from broadly defined problems and projects

• Partner with cross-functional teams to ship innovative ideas

The Internship

• The internship will run 12 weeks (early June-mid August) and you'll work out of our beautiful New York City HQ in Manhattan (Soho) 5 days/week.

• You will be assigned a dedicated engineering mentor for your internship.

• You will choose and lead your own project, with the help of your mentor, during your summer. You will make all product, architecture, and implementation decisions. You will present your project to the executive and engineering team at the end of the summer.

• You will also contribute to the mentor’s pod with feature improvements and bug fixes. You will learn how a startup team operates to move fast and ship even faster.

• You will participate in various activities with the team and mentor during your summer in NYC from team dinners to museum trips, to just exploring the greatest city in the world.

Required for the role

• Relational database skills (SQL, PostgreSQL, etc)

• Web application framework knowledge such as Springboot or Django. Ruby on Rails experience is a plus.

• Knowledge of HTML, Javascript, React

• Strong communication skills

• Collaborative problem-solver who is thoughtful regarding trade-offs

• Eagerness to learn and grow your skill set

Bonus points for the following

• Ruby on Rails experience

• Demonstrated leadership skills developed during your college experience

Compensation

$14,000 for a 12 week internship

Note: At this time, we are only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S.