Software Engineering Intern (Remote)

About Roo
Happy vets make for happy pets. 
Roo is on a mission to create a world of increased opportunity, professional empowerment, and improved animal care for animal hospitals and veterinarian professionals.  By connecting hospitals in need with professionals with a new groundbreaking platform, our goal is to optimize hospital talent staffing and improve quality of life for veterinarians, all while giving pets a chance to have access to safe, high-quality care.
Over the next decade, Roo will unlock millions in economic opportunities, improve quality of life for tens of thousands of veterinarians, and facilitate millions of hours of pet care. We've been growing tremendously since launching in early 2019 and now seeing even more traction as we scale up fast, already generating millions in revenue while just scratching the surface. 
We’re also proud to have Floodgate Fund as our lead investor, along with Logan Green (Lyft CEO) and Lyft's fund, AirBnB’s fund, and notable healthcare stakeholders also participating in our exciting journey
What We Do
Roo (www.roo.vet) has created the first B2B labor marketplace in animal healthcare that connects veterinary professionals with hospitals through innovative technology, with opportunities to expand and offer more opportunities for both our demand & supply of users. 
Our dynamic platform enables hospitals to fulfill personnel needs in real time, while allowing high-quality veterinary professionals to secure work at the click of a button.  Beyond the platform, Roo represents a growing opportunity to help hospitals meet all-things staffing, and a growing community of resilient vet industry professionals who value flexibility and work-life balance, in addition to providing the best possible outcomes for clients and their pets.  
Our aim is to combine experienced healthcare expertise with Silicon Valley talent to shake up this industry and change the way veterinarians and hospitals work!
About the Role
We're looking for a driven part-time Software Engineering Intern to join our growing team and support Roo through an exciting stage of growth by building out new features using the latest web front-end and back-end technologies, specifically focused on our Student & University Products and Features.
This position operates on a fully remote basis, with occasional travel to San Francisco for cross functional events or meetings required.

Your Responsibilities

• Build out API integrations with various Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to allow Veterinarian Externships to be ingested into Roo’s Platform. These API integrations will also support a one-click application process from the Roo platform.
• Implement various web crawlers to pull Veterinarian Externships onto Roo’s Platform. This crawler approach will be needed for some corporation’s Externships in lieu of the direct ATS API integrations mentioned above 
• Build internal tools for uploading and onboarding new hospitals so that hospital administrators can log into the Roo platform to manage their Externship postings
• Implement features and enhancements to improve the overall Student experience on Roo

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled student pursuing a degree in Computer Science or relevant field 
• Some experience working with JavaScript preferred
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Knowledge in HTML5, CSS, React, Redux, Next.js, Express and relational databases a plus

About You

• Highly self-driven with a passion to solve problems and research solutions
• Extremely agile & flexible, since we are evolving continually
• Very collaborative with other team members within & across teams and US/international cities, demonstrates empathy
• Trustworthy with impeccable integrity, authenticity, and high ethical standards
• Great attention to details
• Can do positive attitude

We have diverse, passionate & driven team members from a variety of backgrounds. For permanent, full time employees, we offer:
- Accelerated growth & learning potential- Compensation: $25-30 per hour; commensurate with experience and location- 401K- Flexible work schedule- Gifts on your birthday & anniversary- Opportunity for domestic travel, including for regional team building events
Overall, you would be part of a mission-driven company that will significantly empower the lives of all veterinary professionals and the health of the overall animal industry that seeks massive innovation.
We believe in diversity of experience and background, and understand that your individual experience may not check every box. We still encourage you to apply even if you are not confident in every expectation listed.
Ready to join the Roo-volution?!