Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)

What We Do

Our Stack

• Cloud host: Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run Cloud Build Cloud Storage)
• Databases: MongoDB TimescaleDB (PostgreSQL-based)
• Backend: TypeScript NodeJS Express Mongoose/Typegoose Jest Prisma Zod
• Frontend: TypeScript React PixiJS Leaflet Material UI (deprecating) Coss UI TailwindCSS Zustand Zod
• DevOps: Nx pnpm OpenTofu Docker Github Actions

Where You Come In

• Join a small team of passionate people enabling 21st century agriculture
• Have an opportunity to make an impact at an early stage startup as it scales up
• Help our growers feel confident in our systems and manage the complexities of their operations
• Write high-quality code develop processes work with evolving designs and contribute in whatever ways you can to our mission

What Does a Verdi Internship Look Like

• Front-end engineering on the Verdi Dashboard used by all our customers to control and monitor their systems
• Back-end engineering to improve or expand APIs and system architecture
• Device communication architecture used to handle communication with our fleet of Verdi and third-party devices
• Cloud infrastructure and DevOps to improve how we build deploy and maintain our systems
• Data Analysis and Machine Learning explorations/systems/features to help use our data to provide more value
• Documentation and process improvements
• Anything else you could feasibly improve

• Write code that is extensible well-documented and readable
• Collaborate with people from relevant teams including Hardware Design and Business
• Manage any internship requirements with your school in a timely manner
• Participate in project management processes
• Communicate your work with the wider team

What Were Looking For

• Enthusiastic about software and data
• Eager to learn on your own and from others
• Able to write code in a software engineering context with some knowledge of best practices
• Open-minded and receptive to feedback
• Detailed and thoughtful in everything you create
• Communicative and someone who asks questions

• Be enrolled in a relevant technical program at a University/College
• Plan to graduate from your program within 2 years
• Be able to work in Vancouver BC for the duration of the internship
• Have Canadian citizenship Permanent Residency or refugee status (International students are not eligible)

What Were Excited By

• Familiarity with our stack
• Interest and/or experience in the agriculture/sustainability industry
• Past internships/experience doing software/data work especially in startups
• Personal/school projects that demonstrate strong technical and creative abilities

What you get

Compensation

• Hourly wage of $25-45/hour paid as 8 hours/day (no time-logging)
• Vacation pay of 4% of days worked (time off is unpaid)
• Potential relocation bonus

Flexible policies

• Flexible time-off policy
• Hybrid work (in-office M-W-F)
• Flexible hours

Growth opportunities

• Chance to shape a fast-growing startup and transform the agriculture industry
• Travel opportunities to visit growers at their operations

A pretty sweet office space at 2285 Clark Dr.

• Bi-weekly company paid lunches
• Quarterly team social events
• Kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks (everyone gets a say in the monthly order!)
• Life in Vancouverone of the worlds most livable cities with incredible access to nature and activities

Interview process

1. Application submission
2. Technical Assessment (asynchronous; 1.5 hours)
3. Live Interview (remote; coding and conversation; 2 hours)
4. Offer

Required Experience:

Intern