Software Engineering Internship, 2027

Perpay - Career's Page • Philadelphia, PA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Perpay is a certified B Corp and Philadelphia’s most impactful growth-stage startup, driven by a mission to significantly improve the financial stability of everyday Americans. With a strong product-market fit and a profitable operating model, Perpay is the premier financial partner for consumers with subprime credit. Having served over 500,000 customers and facilitated over $1 billion in spending power, Perpay is at a pivotal moment of scaling operations, building new offerings, and deepening its impact. The company is seeking teammates eager to join this journey. Perpay's products include the Perpay Marketplace (interest-free payments and e-commerce), Perpay+ (credit monitoring), and a Perpay Credit Card. The team thrives on in-person collaboration in a unique center-city Philadelphia office that fosters rapid product development, strong relationships, and career growth. While primarily an in-office environment, sensible flexibility is offered for personal needs, with coordinated remote weeks around major holidays. Perpay offers a meaningful mission, collaboration, equity, and generous perks.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or will receive a Bachelor’s or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related technical discipline with an expected graduation date between winter 2027 – summer 2028 (or equivalent experience)
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
• Knowledge and experience with some, if not all, of our stack (Javascript, React, Redux, Python, Django, Flask, Kubernetes, AWS, Docker)
• Ability to pick up new technologies quickly, with software engineering fundamentals being valued more than familiarity with specific tools or languages
• A strong focus on writing and deploying clear, readable, testable code

Nice To Haves

• Enrolled in a Master’s Degree or an advanced technical degree
• Previous work experience in a technical field

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with your team to ship features.
• Learning how to approach your work with a product mindset.
• Demonstrating the grit that will get you through challenging projects.
• Contributing to our codebase.
• Testing and releasing features into production.
• Partnering with other teams like product, design, data science & analytics, operations, and other stakeholders to ship new features and products.
• Developing the skills to succeed in a fast-paced tech start-up environment.
• Experiencing and contributing to our unique culture.

Benefits

• Hourly compensation
• Espresso bar
• Full kitchen
• Weekly catered lunches
• Snacks
• Beverages
• Everyday lunch essentials
• One-of-a-kind office with comfortable work/lounge spaces and a pleasant riverfront setting
• Opportunity to gain experience at one of the fastest-growing financial startups in the country in both e-commerce & fintech, working cross-functionally.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern