Software Engineer Intern (Toronto)

Your Role

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will learn how to build Zip’s core products and architecture. You will ship features that are immediately used by our users and will work with a tight‑knit team that values open communication and cross‑functional collaboration. We move quickly to solve a wide range of complex technical and product challenges. While we are an experienced team that can provide constant guidance and mentorship, we value engineers who can scope and solve difficult technical challenges.

Previous Interns Have Worked On

• Internal AI bot: a bot that uses generative AI to aggregate information from various sources (e.g. Google Docs, Notion, Slack, Zip help site) and generate answers – it’s now actively used by engineering and customer teams at Zip.
• Devbox: building a prototype that bootstraps the development environment in AWS cloud for all Zip engineers – this project is now being used by 80+ engineers.
• Virtual Card Auto Lock: a feature that automatically locks virtual cards based on various policies, such as after a certain expiration date, when reported lost, or in the event of an overdraft. This feature, along with a self‑serve onboarding tool, is now live in our virtual card product.

You Will

• Design and build highly reliable and resilient products and features.
• Work closely with cross‑functional product and customer‑facing teams to understand requirements and ship thoughtful solutions.
• Write high‑quality, extensible, and maintainable code.
• Design and build scalable frontend applications and components.
• Design and build APIs to drive existing and recent features for a web‑based application.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g. physics or math), with an expected graduation date between April2027 – October2027.
• Experience with web applications and API development. At Zip, our stack includes Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and GraphQL.
• Ability and interest to quickly learn recent frameworks, architecture patterns, and programming languages as needed.
• Fantastic written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior internship in a high‑growth startup environment.

Perks & Benefits

• Catered breakfasts, lunches & dinners.
• Team‑building events & happy hours.
• Apple equipment.

The estimated hourly pay range for this role is CA$50–CA$52.

We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong.