Software Engineering Intern

Kira • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Kira is developing an AI-native platform for education, aiming to revolutionize teaching by integrating AI systems capable of generating content, evaluating student work, and providing personalized feedback at scale. Their products are currently used by schools, districts, and universities. As an early-stage company with real customers and active usage, Kira operates with a small, high-ownership team. They are seeking exceptional fullstack engineering interns for Summer 2026. Interns will work on production systems used by students and teachers, rather than isolated projects. Over a 12-week period, interns will be responsible for owning and shipping a significant product component, from initial design through deployment. This role is best suited for candidates who already demonstrate independent building capabilities and aspire to operate at a high standard.

Requirements

• Candidates who already operate at a high level of independence and technical maturity
• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field (returning to school in Fall 2026)
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and systems
• Experience building and shipping non-trivial projects end-to-end
• Comfortable working across the stack (not just frontend or backend in isolation)
• Clear, structured thinking and strong written communication
• Experience building fullstack applications or APIs from scratch
• Exposure to LLMs or interest in building AI-powered systems
• Evidence of initiative (open source, research, side projects, technical writing)

Responsibilities

• Own a scoped project with a clear user outcome and ship it end-to-end
• Write production-quality code that is reviewed, tested, and deployed
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews with the team
• Work directly with product and design to clarify requirements and tradeoffs
• Debug real issues and improve system reliability and performance
• Contribute to AI-powered features where relevant to your project

Benefits

• Ownership: You will ship meaningful product work used by real users
• Mentorship in a high-signal environment -- small team, high standards, fast iteration
• Exposure to product, design, and how real systems evolve
• Return offer consideration for top-performing interns

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern