Unpaid Mandatory Internship Backend Engineer (NodejsTS) Early stage startup
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Job Summary
About Occibo
SaaS product from IndieKidz - Occibo() is an AI assisted childrens book creation studio. We are building the backend systems that power guided book creation AI image workflows asset generation and production ready outputs for solo authors teachers and parents.
Tasks
- Build(from scratch) and improve backend services & APIs for core product workflows using TypeScript and Express
- Work on Supabase/PostgreSQL based data models authentication and API integrations
- Develop job based systems using Redis and BullMQ/Message queue for image generation processing and export workflows
- Integrate and support AI systems including LLM driven flows and ComfyUI based image pipelines
- Manage file handling storage and delivery using object storage services
- Help improve reliability performance and developer experience across the backend stack
- Work closely with product design and frontend to ship real features fast
Requirements
- Must - Hands on experience with TypeScript and backend API development
- Familiarity with databases authentication queues and async job processing
- Interest or experience in AI systems LLM workflows
- Experience in building API services
- Familiarity with tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot is required
- Comfortable building fast learning quickly and working in an early stage startup environment
Nice to have
- Previous internship project or open source work in SaaS or AI products
- Interest in creative tools publishing or workflow products
Duration: 3-6 months
Type: Unpaid Mandatory Internship
Location: Remote or Hybrid (Berlin based)
Start date: ASAP to next 2 weeks
Benefits
- Real hands on experience building a production grade AI product
- Exposure to backend architecture AI workflows and startup execution
- Ownership of meaningful features not support tasks
- Close collaboration with the founder and product team
Best fit
This role is for someone with hands on exposure to a similar backend stack who wants to build real systems move fast and learn by shipping. You should enjoy backend engineering AI driven products and solving practical product problems with strong ownership.
Application
Please share your resume GitHub and a short note or cover letter on why this role interests you. If you use AI to help write it please make sure it still sounds like you after you read it once before sending
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About Company
IndieKidz is a young Berlin based startup building meaningful learning experiences for children.We create screen free books magazines and activities that blend early learning with cultural roots. Alongside this we are building Occibo a modern platform for authors and publishers.Occibo ... View more
