Note: Partly is headquartered in the UK, with a Product and Engineering base in Christchurch, and an early presence in San Francisco. This intern role is based in Christchurch, New Zealand, and candidates must have the right to live and work in New Zealand. We will not be able to consider your application should you not hold the right to live and work in NZ.
Partly's mission is to connect the world's parts and we're doing that by building the first global platform for replacement parts, starting with auto parts. Our big vision is to accelerate the world towards a sustainable future where waste is eliminated and all replacement parts are universally searchable, accessible and available to all.
Founded by ex-Rocket Lab engineers, we utilise cutting-edge technology to solve challenging but exciting problems that make a huge impact in a $1.9 trillion industry. We've more than tripled our team over the last 12 months and expect to double in size again over the coming 12 months. We're a global team spanning both Europe and Australasia.
We provide a scalable digital infrastructure solution to some of the world's largest businesses and the most exciting startups. Partly's solutions are integrated across hundreds of companies globally, providing the backbone for cataloguing and managing parts online.
Our investors are Blackbird Ventures (Canva, CultureAmp etc.), Square Peg, Octopus Ventures, Hillfarrance, Icehouse, Peter Beck (Rocket Lab), Akshay Kothari (Notion Co-Founder) and Dylan Field (Figma Co-Founder).
We're continuing to build a world-class team and ensuring Partly is a place where people can do the best work of their lives. We're proud of the culture we've built at Partly, and our values are lived throughout every experience.
In this role, you will work alongside other members of our software engineering team to tackle exciting R&D problems.
You will be part of one of our R&D Teams and build a project with real, meaningful, and major impact on our clients.
You will have the chance to learn and contribute and deepen your engineering skills.
You will architect, design, implement, test, and deliver highly scalable products through high-impact projects.
You will learn software delivery practices from the best in the field.
Watch our last year's interns talking about their summer at Partly.
You have an exciting project to share with us, something you are truly proud of.
You are enrolled and working towards obtaining a BS in Computer Science or a related field.
You are a problem solver and you love complex problems.
You have strong engineering fundamentals.
You don't build apps, you build solutions that are scalable and maintainable.
You spend time outside of uni on personal projects.
You are a clear communicator and team player.
You are able to work and learn autonomously.
You are or can be in Christchurch, NZ for the period of the internship.
Please note: if you don't have all the skills/experience listed above but believe you could be outstanding in this role, please still consider applying. Many folks, especially those from underrepresented or marginalised groups, often count themselves out. Please allow us to learn more about you and why you're exceptional!
Weâll fly you in & provide generous relocation. Donât be blocked by location! Weâll fly you in for internship and pay for your relocation upon permanent hire. We want you to thrive and grow by being in a motivating environment with some of the worldâs sharpest minds.
We donât believe in âintern projectsâ. Youâll be jumping right in to tackle hard, technical problems and see how your solutions directly impact our customers
Join with a cohort. Build strong connections from day one by joining with other like-minded folks to learn alongside and jump right into tackling
High trust, low process and no bureaucracy. We hire exceptional people whose judgment we trust. This means we proactively remove any process or rules that slow us down (for example, our expense policy is simply the âred face testâ).
Competitive base salary + equity. We offer competitive salaries and generous equity options for all full-time employees, ensuring everyone shares in the financial upside when we win.
Flexible working hours. Choose when to work based on what time youâre most effective (no mandatory or set hours). We combine flexibility with an office-first approach (in cities where we have critical mass, i.e. London, Christchurch, Auckland). ****
Focus Days. Two days per week, with zero meetings, dedicated solely to uninterrupted deep work
Offices in Christchurch CBD and on Aucklandâs Karangahape Road. We invest heavily in our offices (standing desks, healthy snacks, quality coffee, drinks on tap) to ensure theyâre places people are excited by, where they build relationships and get their best work done.
Learn from the best. Whether itâs during a âLunch n Learnâ or hearing from a unicorn CEO at a Fireside chat, youâll have the opportunity to constantly learn from the worldâs best.
Quarterly season openers & annual global offsite. Connect regularly at the nearest centralised location for a week of collaboration, big-picture planning and team events.
Monthly team lunches & weekly happy hours. Celebrate our wins over beers on tap and enjoy each other's company outside the office.
Parental leave and flexible return to work. Do what works for you. Primary carers can return with 4-day weeks (on 100% pay for the first 12 weeks). Secondary carers get 10 days full pay.
Payroll Giving: We encourage generous giving and donate to the high-impact charities you support
If you are relocating from overseas or domestically to Partly HQ, we offer a generous relocation allowance to support your move
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