About the role#
We are looking for a Product Engineering Intern to join us for Summer 2027. You will work with our engineering, product, design, and operations teams to build features across the Pure marketplace. This is a hands-on role where you will contribute to systems used by customers, sellers, and our internal team. Depending on your interests, you may work on frontend product experiences, backend systems, databases, or internal operations tools.
What you'll do#
- Build and ship product features using TypeScript, Next.js, and PostgreSQL.
- Develop marketplace features including product pages, order flows, seller tools, and buyer experiences.
- Turn product, design, and operational needs into simple, reliable software.
- Improve internal tools for accounting, logistics, operations, fraud review, and marketplace management.
- Collaborate with engineers and operators to understand problems, shape solutions, and ship quickly.
- Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
- Debug issues, improve performance, and help make our systems more reliable.
- Learn how marketplace infrastructure works, including order books, auctions, payments, and data integrity.
- Contribute to projects that impact customers, sellers, and internal teams.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or have equivalent practical experience.
- Experience building software through internships, school, open source, hackathons, startups, or personal projects.
- Comfort with JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Interest in product engineering and working across the full stack.
- Experience with React, Next.js, Node.js, SQL, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems and ask good questions.
- Self-driven approach and a desire to learn in a startup environment.
- Focus on building useful products, writing quality code, and shipping quickly.
- Interest in how real users interact with the tools you build.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship.
- Work modality is flexible: remote, hybrid, or on-site in Los Angeles, California.
- Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship.
About Pure (YC S23)
Pure operates an internet marketplace platform for trading rare coins and precious metals. The company builds order book infrastructure to improve transparency and efficiency for collectors and investors. Founded in 2022, it is based in Berkeley, California. The organization maintains a staff of 12 employees and processes over 45 million dollars in monthly transactions.
How to get in at Pure (YC S23)
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