Software Engineering Intern

Who We Are

Perchwell is the modern data and workflow platform for real estate professionals and consumers. 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 Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and some of the country’s leading Multiple Listing Services (MLSs), Perchwell builds next generation workflow software/data products for the multi-trillion dollar residential real estate industry. Perchwell is the first new entrant to come to market in decades and is currently scaling its best-in-class platform.

What We’re Looking For

• Rising seniors enrolled in a CS or STEM degree program who are looking to intern at a data & workflow software company this summer.
• Passionate problem solvers who thrive in fast-moving environments.
• Strong communicators & team players who can work cross-functionally.
• Eager learners who want to gain real-world engineering experience.

What You’ll Do

• Build & Ship: Work in a fast-paced startup environment to build high-quality SaaS products that real estate professionals rely on.
• Own a Project: Take ownership of a summer project—making key product, architecture, and implementation decisions.
• Collaborate & Learn: Partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to bring ideas to life.
• Deliver Impact: Work on scalable solutions from broadly defined problems and see your work in production.

Why This Internship?

• Dedicated Mentor: You’ll work 1:1 with an experienced engineer who will provide mentorship and support your growth.
• Real Ownership: Over 10 weeks (early June–mid August), you will choose and lead your own project—making key decisions along the way.
• Fully In-Person Experience: This is a full time, in office internship based at our beautiful New York City HQ in Soho, where you’ll work on-site five days a week. You’ll collaborate closely with our team, gaining hands-on experience in a fast paced environment.
• Showcase Your Work: At the end of the summer, present your project to our executive & engineering teams.
• Work on Real Features: Beyond your project, you’ll contribute to real features & bug fixes in a production environment.
• NYC Perks & Fun: From team dinners to museum trips—immerse yourself in the greatest city in the world while working with an awesome team!

Required for the role

• Passion for web applications, from the data layer to the front-end.
• Working familiarity with RDBMS storage systems and SQL.
• Experience with a web application framework (Express. js, Ruby/Rails, Django, Flask, or other).
• An understanding of HTML and JavaScript.
• Strong communication & problem-solving abilities.
• Excitement to learn, grow & build.

Bonus points for the following

• Ruby on Rails experience.
• React experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills developed during your college experience.

Internship Information

‍Internship Dates: June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025

‍Application Deadline: Applications for this internship close on February 14, 2025, at 11 PM EST. Be sure to apply before the deadline to be considered! We will be reviewing all applications, so please take the time to submit a thoughtful application.

‍Salary Information$12,000 for 10 weeks (minus applicable taxes and withholdings)Excited to launch your career in engineering? Apply now and build something meaningful with us this summer!

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