Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2022)

About Us

Within the next decade, investing will be decentralized, democratized, and community-driven. Syndicate is building the infrastructure to enable this at scale—we’re developing decentralized investing and social networking protocols, advanced legal tech solutions, and a next-gen social networking platform that empowers communities to raise, coordinate, and invest capital like never before.

Founded in Jan 2021, we’ve raised over $20M from values-aligned leaders who represent a diverse array of industries and communities, including firms like Andreessen Horowitz and its Cultural Leadership Fund, IDEO CoLab Ventures, Variant, Electric Capital, and over 200 others. We’ve also partnered with and received investment from over 100 community partners.

Our first product allows anyone to start an investing syndicate on the Ethereum for just the cost of gas. The typical fees to set up an investing syndicate average $12,000 which allows us to be up to 1,200x less expensive than traditional methods. We’re using public blockchain technology to expand access to venture capital for entrepreneurs around the world because we believe that venture capital should be widely available rather than only accessible in a small handful of cities.

We’re a Remote-First Company

We’re proud to be a globally distributed company that’s remote forever. Many companies have had to adopt remote work, but you could say we were born into it. That keeps things simple and efficient—you can work from almost anywhere, without worrying about a commute, rigid schedule, or retrofitting old processes into new ways of working.

We’ve built a top-notch remote culture that includes things like a home office stipend, travel reimbursement, and unlimited time off, regular in-person meetups around the world (including at least once a year where we fly the whole company out to a shared summit), and many more benefits to help you do your best work wherever you are.

For internship roles, we welcome applicants from anywhere in the United States or Canada. You must be in a location that overlaps with the Pacific US timezone for meetings.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Syndicate, we’re building a fundamentally revolutionary product—one that promises to democratize finance in a way never before attempted. That starts with a diverse, inclusive, affirming, and welcoming team. We are deeply committed to these principles as a core value, and proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you’re a member of an underrepresented or marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply.

The Role

We’re looking for a software engineering intern to build new products with us from the ground up. You will be at the forefront of building inclusive capital allocation tools in web3 and work with a diverse, world-class team of engineers, designers, and product managers.

We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world, but given the collaborative nature of engineering, the hours you choose must have several hours of overlap with San Francisco’s and New York’s time zones.

You will:

• Own and solve challenging problems that tangibly address our customers’ needs
• Work closely with frontend, fullstack, and Solidity developers to integrate new web3 features into our application
• Closely collaborate with cross-functional partners like product managers and designers to ship products that consistently raise the bar
• Learn and grow as an engineer and collaborator in a supportive team culture

Requirements:

• Prior experience using React and Typescript in a production environment
• You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments
• Superb communication, collaboration, and organizational skills

Nice to Haves:

• Experience interacting with core web3 tooling such as web3.js, Infura, and MetaMask API
• Familiarity with popular UI or CSS frameworks like Theme UI, Tailwind CSS, and Material UI