Engineering Intern

About the Company

Blackbird Labs is a loyalty and payments platform establishing meaningful connections between the world’s best restaurants and their customers. Backed by Union Square Ventures, a16z, and Amex Ventures, Blackbird is out to revolutionize the restaurant industry.

Responsibilities

• Build and iterate on features across web and mobile surfaces
• Help debug flows spanning terminal, mobile app, and backend services
• Write code that runs in real restaurant environments
• Contribute to architecture conversations and decision-making processes

Requirements

• Coursework or project experience with React and TypeScript
• Familiarity with async data patterns such as REST or WebSockets
• Curiosity regarding system failure and graceful recovery
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment
• Must be able to work onsite in New York City

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to payments, fintech, or hospitality tech
• Interest in software working under hardware and network constraints