# Software Engineer Intern

**Company:** [Phonely](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/phonely)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Firebase
**Posted:** 2026-05-08

> Intern software engineer troubleshoots customer issues, builds frontend components with React/Next.js, and supports production systems/observability in a fast-paced environment. Requires CS student status, JS/TS experience, and strong debugging skills.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Investigate and troubleshoot real customer issues across frontend and backend systems
- Work closely with customers and internal teams to diagnose bugs, performance bottlenecks, and reliability problems
- Build internal tooling and dashboards to improve debugging, monitoring, and operational workflows
- Help monitor production systems and support incident response efforts
- Assist engineers in identifying root causes and shipping fixes quickly
- Build and maintain components for high-performance web applications using **React** and **Next.js**
- Collaborate with engineers to integrate APIs, real-time systems, and observability tooling
- Improve UI/UX by building responsive and user-friendly interfaces
- Support performance optimization efforts across rendering, caching, and latency
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Participate in code reviews, team discussions, and product development

## Qualifications
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in **Computer Science** or related field
- Experience with **JavaScript**/**TypeScript** and modern frontend frameworks (**React** preferred)
- Familiarity with **Next.js** or willingness to learn quickly
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Comfortable investigating technical issues and working through ambiguous problems
- Basic understanding of APIs, async programming, and web fundamentals
- Exposure to full-stack development through projects, coursework, or internships
- Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with customers and teammates
- Eagerness to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment

## Nice to Have
- Experience with backend development (**Python** or **Node.js**)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (**AWS**, **GCP**)
- Experience with observability or monitoring tools
- Familiarity with databases (**Firebase**, **Supabase**, or similar)
- Interest in AI, real-time systems, infrastructure, or voice technologies

## Tech Stack
**Frontend:** React, Next.js, TypeScript  
**Backend:** Python, microservices, async systems  
**Cloud & Infra:** AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Redis  
**Databases:** Firebase, Supabase  
**Observability:** Datadog, logging, metrics, tracing

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