Job Description

Role: Software Engineering Interns (Engterns)

Duration: Totally up to you: we're looking around 12 weeks but will work around your plans

Salary: £42.5k pro rota'd

Internships we're offering: We'll be offering 3 Internships

We're putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners

We help everyday runners become outstanding by providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you're improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon. To date we have built iOS, Android and Apple watch apps that help people achieve their goals by coaching them through the full journey and syncing to their favourite fitness devices.

We’re growing extremely fast and in November 2023 closed a new $6.5M funding round led by JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the 2024 iPhone App of the Year, reflecting the innovation and impact of what we’ve built. We want to grow as fast as we can into the future and are looking for individuals who will help us get there. For more about our background and growth check out our Careers Page! 

We’re now looking ahead to the future and the people who want to help us build and scale Runna. Our aim is to reach millions of subscribers in the next 5 years and be the go-to training platform for any runner. Now is a magical time to join, we're still small, and everyone makes a foundational difference.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for talented, creative and positive team players to join our highly-skilled Cross-Functional Engineering Team to help deliver new features for our iOS, Android and Apple watch applications and third-party integrations (Garmin, Strava, Coros, Fitbit Suuntu etc). You will work closely with our Engineers and CTO to help shape the future of Runna who will be there to support you all the way along this exciting journey.

As an Intern Software Engineer, your role will include:

• Working alongside other Engineers to architect, build, test and deliver new features across the full stack
• Work with Product Managers and Product Designers to identify the most suitable solution for the best customer experience
• Be mentored by our Senior Engineers who will be on hand to help when you need help on technical matters
• Contributing to the building and maintenance our developer tooling and CI/CD pipeline
• We rotate the responsibility of releases among team members, giving each person the opportunity to lead the process and deploy changes to production
• Become a 'Ninja' for a week! Like the release manager, we also rotate a role called 'Ninja'. In this role, you will work closely with our customer service team, chatting with our users and helping them resolve technical issues.

Requirements

What experience we’re looking for

If you don’t quite meet all of the below skills, we’d still love to hear from you as we might be able to tweak the role slightly or offer you a position better suited for you. You can apply directly below or contact us if you’re still unsure.

Your key skills:

• Either currently studying for a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or have actively been building experience in different software courses and are looking to formalise your learning within a tech organisation
• Programming experience outside of your degree/course (e.g., personal project, side hustle or internship)
• Fast learner and comfortable working on technologies outside your comfort zone
• Comfortable taking on complex problems, with a proven track record of efficiently solving them through critical thinking and innovative solutions
• Understanding of the full software development life cycle
• Enthusiasm for our ways of working which include: 
• Iterative development, continuous deployment and test automation
• Knowledge sharing, pair programming, collaborative design & development
• Shared code ownership & cross-functional teams

Bonus points if you:

Don't worry-- you are not expected to have the below experience but if it is something that interests you then please do get in touch

• Have experience in using Python or SwiftUI
• Have experience with TypeScript/JavaScript is desirable
• Have experience or knowledge deployment, releasing cycles or CI/CD
• Have experience or knowledge of working in agile teams
• Have open-source contributions
• Have a strong interest in the health/fitness technologies

Our tech stack

Below you can find a small reflection of our current tech stack:

Frontend:

• React Native (iOS and Android)
• Typescript
• GraphQL (Apollo Client)
• Fastlane
• SwiftUI (Apple Watch)
• Maestro E2E tests

Backend:

• Serverless (AWS)
• Lambdas (NodeJS & Python)
• AWS AppSync
• DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, SageMaker
• Postman API tests

All the other good stuff:

• Sentry
• GitHub Actions
• Intercom, Mixpanel
• RevenueCat
• App Store Connect / Play Store
• Figma

Benefits

How long is the internship for?

TLDR; you're in control of how this internship can look. We're ideally looking up to 12 weeks (if that's during a placement, as part of your bootcamp course or over summer) but we are flexible. If you have holidays, then we'll definitely work around them!

Software Engineer Internship Interview Process

Our goal is to make the interview process as simple and enjoyable as possible. This process consists of the following stages:

1. Kick off! (apply below)
2. 15 -minute introductory chat with one of our Engineers
3. 25-minute live coding technical interview (This will consist of two exercises from )
4. 25-minute chat with one of our Senior Engineers and CTO (This will consist of general tech questions)

Once the process is finished, we promise to let you know our decision as soon as possible.

We'll be growing our package of benefits over time. We currently offer:

• £42.5k salary (pro-rata’ed over your internship)
• You'll have a mentor to help you learn on day-to-day skills
• Flexible working (we typically work 2-3 days from our office in Vauxhall)
• 10 days flexible holiday, with the choice to use your bank holiday allowance on days that better suit you
• Bi-weekly team run and lunch
• Social throughout the internship (tech and company wide)