Chimpy - Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineer Intern

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Zurich

Our motto for this position: Character outweighs current skills - we truly value a team player brimming with potential, over a rock star who prefers to code in solitude and writes code that no one else understands. Looking forward to getting to know you!

Chimpy

Our ambition is to make renewable energy and sharing resources much simpler, more convenient and more fun. Today, we rent powerbanks charged with solar energy at over 2000 locations in Europe. Our customers rent our batteries at kiosks, vending machines or festivals, charge their smartphones on the go and then return them anywhere they want.

Software at Chimpy

Our software team has developed a rental platform that is used across five different countries, by large retail chains, independent kiosks, vending machines, events and festivals. Our retail partners rent out our powerbanks using an API integration, a mobile app or an autonomous vending machine. Our refurbishment and logistics partners rely on a web and mobile app to run their operations smoothly. Our finance and supply chain teams use internal tools and data to create invoices and manage stock. Finally, our customers find and rent our powerbanks using a mobile or web app.

Job

Be an integral part of the team with long-term tasks and responsibilities

You work closely with the rest of the software/product team

You get the chance to gain an insight into our entire tech stack

Second- and Third-level support to support our team

Depending on your own preferences ans skills, possible tasks are:

Frontend development (e.g. React-Native, TypeScript, JavaScript)

Backend development (e.g. Ruby-on-Rails, Go)

DevOps topics (e.g. CI, Docker, Deployments, Monitoring)

Infrastructure (e.g. Server provisioning, Cloud providers, Kubernetes)

Have the opportunity to achieve great things in a small team: Responsibility and creative freedom from day one

Requirements

Our motto: Character outweighs current skills - we truly value a team player brimming with potential, over a rock star who prefers to code in solitude and writes code that no one else understands. That being said, having knowledge in one or more of the following topics would be a delightful bonus:

Technical qualifications

Have a keen interest in technical web & software development topics

Know the structure of modern web applications, such as MVC or microservice architectures

Know and have experience with at least one modern programming language (willingness to learn Ruby)

Requirements

You are a team player and not a lone wolf

You work reliably and conscientiously, even when no one is looking (we're not interested in micro-managing)

You maintain open and proactive communication

You like to help others and are not afraid to ask for help yourself

You are a cheerful and open-minded person who is happy to support the team with your technical knowledge

Benefits

Flexibility

Maximum flexibility in planning & organizing your working day

Working Times

Flexible working hours, 40 hour week

10% Monkey Time

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Time off

6 paid weeks to chill out, travel or do whatever makes you happy

Empowerment

Responsibility, Autonomy, Freedom

Send. Us. Your. Application. Now.

Send us your application, tell us about yourself, why you want to work for Chimpy and why you’re the right person for the job. You don’t need to write a formal cover letter or a novel, just show us the authentic you. Oh, and also add some of your previous work for us to take a look at ;-)

The typical recruiting process involves a first online call with our Head of Software, a take-home exercise plus following remote interview with the Software Team, and (if possible) one onsite interview with other members of the team. We aim for a flexible start date as soon as possible for approx. 6 months.