Job Description

Internship Title: Front-End Software Engineer Intern

The Elevator Pitch

Are you eager to dive into the world of front-end development and make a tangible impact? Do you want to gain hands-on experience and build your skills in a dynamic, collaborative environment? Join us as a Front-End Software Engineer Intern and help us make the world a safer place!

In this exciting 10-week internship, you’ll work directly with our development, design, and product teams to own, develop, and deploy your very own feature within our mobile application. You'll gain hands-on experience in coding, design thinking, and product deployment, all while contributing to real projects that matter. This is your chance to make an impact while learning from industry professionals. Join us and help shape the future of our mobile app!

This internship is a 10-week program: June 9th – August 15th

Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes you will work toward completing?

In the first 5 weeks, you will:

• Meet the team and learn about the mobile app and feature requirements.
• Set up your development environment.
• Familiarize yourself with the codebase and relevant documentation.
• Collaborate with product, design, and front-end teams to plan your feature and define technical requirements.
• Begin initial development of your feature.
• Learn the process for code commits, reviews, and deployments, and submit your first commits.
• Complete the first iteration of your feature and conduct internal testing.

In the last 5 weeks, you will:

• Continue developing and refining your feature, iterating based on feedback from the team.
• Participate in daily team meetings to discuss progress and blockers.
• Integrate feedback and adjust your feature’s functionality, performance, and design.
• Prepare the feature for deployment, ensuring it works seamlessly with the app.
• Finalize testing, fix any bugs, and optimize the feature for production.
• Present a working demo of your feature integrated into the mobile app.
• Complete a final code review, share insights, and discuss next steps for the project.

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

• Technical Development (React Native, RESTful APIs, TypeScript)
• Develop a strong understanding of React Native, TypeScript, and our mobile app codebase, becoming comfortable navigating and contributing to the project.
• Integrate and consume RESTful APIs to display data on the front-end.
• Build scalable components and ensure consistency with design guidelines.

Teamwork & Collaboration

• Participate in daily team meetings.
• Build relationships with team members and reach out for guidance when needed.
• Collaborate closely with product and development teams to align on goals and deliverables.
• Share progress updates regularly and actively contribute to code reviews.

Problem Solving & Feature Ownership

• Analyze feature requirements and propose technical solutions to meet goals.
• Troubleshoot bugs and handle feedback constructively to improve code quality.
• Iterate on features, refining them based on feedback and testing results.
• Take full ownership of the feature development lifecycle, from coding to deployment.

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team?

You will join the Evolv Eva mobile app team, working under the guidance of a Senior Software Engineer who leads the front-end development team.

Our team is built on open communication, regular cross-team collaboration, and a healthy flow of feedback. We believe in being kind, genuine, and supportive, while making sure we have a good time along the way!

Where is the role located?

The location of this role is based in Waltham, MA with some flexibility in being remote some days.  We require our interns to be onsite at a minimum, 3 days of the work week. We do not provide relocation assistance at this time.

What is the pay range?

The hourly pay range for this internship position is $20-$27 an hour. Our pay ranges are determined by your current level of education.

Benefits

At Evolv, we’re on a mission to help make public spaces safer through innovative security technology. Rooted in our values of  authenticity, kindness, courage, drive,  and  fun , we offer the opportunity to make a real impact. Our team thrives in a supportive, honest environment where creativity and collaboration are celebrated, and where we challenge the status quo to keep improving. 

Evolv Technology (“Evolv”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace, and all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where we operate. Evolv will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Evolv is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of the job application process, please connect with us at [email protected] .

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