Job Description

Clever is on a mission to connect every student, worldwide, to a world of learning. With our identity platform for education, we serve 77% of U.S. schools and over 1 million K12 students internationally. As a trusted partner for schools and educators, we provide secure, seamless access to digital learning tools that empower students everywhere. Clever, a Kahoot! Company, is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but our impact extends far beyond. Learn more about us at

As a Software Engineer Intern at Clever, you will work alongside full-time engineers, improving existing products and creating apps that live on top of Clever. Our very first intern wrote an iPhone app on the Clever platform that spread to over a thousand schools on the day it was released. Another intern wrote an app that let schools provision Google accounts, which now manages over 2 million student and teacher accounts. You will join an engineering team, participate in team processes and activities, and have a dedicated mentor on your team to help you throughout the course of their time at Clever. Over the summer, you will work on a project (similar to those outlined above) to develop your technical and collaboration skills.

INTERNSHIP LOGISTICS:

• Duration: 12 weeks (Full-Time)
• Timeframe: Summer 2026 (May - August)
• Location: San Francisco, CA.
  • We welcome applications from local residents and candidates open to relocation
• Compensation: The annualized salary for this role is $96,000
• Openings: We are intentionally limiting the size of our program to 3 Software Engineer Interns to ensure a high-impact project and dedicated mentorship for every individual
  
  

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

• Join an engineering team and participate in team processes and activities
• Have a dedicated mentor on your team to support you
• Own a project (similar to those outlined above) to develop your technical and collaboration skills
• Work with product, design, and engineering to develop the technical solution that meets the product requirements
• Receive feedback throughout the internship on your technical and collaboration skills
• Collaborate with members of the team through pair programming, code reviews, etc.
• Clever engineers most commonly utilize technologies/tools like MongoDB, AWS, Typescript, React, and Go to develop our products.
  
  

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

The Clever internship program is a direct path to a possible full-time offer. Therefore, we have a specific graduation requirement:

• Target Graduation Date: Must be graduating college before June 2027. (This date allows us to extend a full-time offer to start before July 2027.)
  
  

Required Skills and Experience

• Relevant coursework in programming, computer science, or any other relevant field
• Knowledge or experience with JavaScript is required
• Past projects demonstrating strong coding, problem solving and collaboration skills
• A desire to grow as an engineer through collaboration, code reviews, and learning new languages/technologies
• Excellent communication skills during team conversations, technical spec review, code review, and pairing sessions with teammates
• A desire to work in a diverse, highly collaborative team environment
• Commitment to equity and belonging. At Clever, we believe the classrooms we serve and our company's halls should be spaces that are diverse, equitable, and inclusive. That is why we are committed to building diverse teams, inviting every voice, and creating a safe space for everyone to be their authentic self. By fostering equity and belonging within our circles of influence, we unlock learning for ALL students.
  
  

Clever does not conduct interviews via text or Telegram. We will never ask for your financial information or reimbursement of equipment of any kind. If you receive any communications regarding employment with Clever that you think might be a scam, please email recruitingscam@clever.com.

If you are a resident of Colorado, please note you have the right to redact your age-related information like age, birth date, or dates of schooling.

Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Internship, Local area, Worldwide, Relocation,

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