Intern, Software Engineer

💻 The role: Intern, Software Engineer (Web/Backend)

two roles

As an intern at Headout, you’ll be an integral part of a high-performing engineering pod, contributing directly to products and systems used by millions. Whether you're passionate about crafting seamless user interfaces or building the logic that powers them behind the scenes, this is your chance to build, learn, and grow in a fast-paced, product-first environment.

, Web or Backend

🤩 What makes this role special?

• Meaningful impact from Day 1

  : You’ll work on live features that are core to our product and business.

• Learn from the best, while owning your work

  : Get guidance from experienced mentors while independently driving your pieces of the product.

• Engineering at scale

  : Gain hands-on experience with performance, reliability, and system architecture challenges.

• Build with purpose

  : Your work will be used by real users around the world!

• A culture that empowers

  : We value initiative, clarity of thought, and execution, and give you space to lead confidently.

• Flexibility built in

  : Choose to work remotely or from our Bangalore HQ.

💻Web Development

You’ll help design and build high-performance web applications that delight users and scale globally.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to frontend architecture and feature development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks.
• Collaborate with designers, PMs, and backend engineers to bring features to life.
• Own UI performance, responsiveness, and visual polish.

What we're looking for:

• Prior internship or strong personal or academic projects in

  frontend development

  .
• Hands-on experience with

  HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  , and frameworks like Tailwind or similar.
• A detail-oriented mindset with strong design-to-implementation execution.
• Curiosity about performance, user experience, and cross-browser compatibility.

🛠️Backend Engineering

You’ll contribute to building scalable, high-performance backend services that power the Headout platform.

What you’ll do:

• Design and implement backend modules, APIs, and systems.
• Collaborate on architectural decisions and system-level problem solving.
• Work across databases, cloud infrastructure, and internal tools.

What we're looking for:

• Prior internship experience or strong backend-focused personal or academic projects.
• Solid grounding in

  CS fundamentals

  (OOP, networking, databases).
• Experience with

  Java or Spring

  , SQL or NoSQL databases, and an interest in scalable system design.
• A problem-solving mindset with a hunger to optimize for performance and reliability.

Internship Details

• Duration

  : 6 months

• Location

  : Remote or Bangalore HQ

• PPO Opportunity

  : Strong performers will be considered for a

  Pre-Placement Offer (PPO)

  at the end of the internship.