Software Engineer Intern, Winter Co-op

Zip; Toronto; On-site; CAD 69,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered breakfasts, lunches & dinners

Team building events & happy hours

Apple equipment

Job summary

Zip, the AI platform for enterprise procurement, is seeking a Software Engineer Intern for its Toronto office starting January 2027. You will build core products and architecture alongside a tight-knit engineering team, delivering features users rely on from day one.

We foster growth with mentorship and context, and seek interns who are curious, eager to tackle complex problems, and ready to own tasks as they grow. Apply early as recruitment starts in September.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field, with expected graduation Apr 2027–May 2028.
• Experience with web applications and API development using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, GraphQL.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior internship in a high-growth startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly reliable products and features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and ship solutions.
• Write clean, extensible code and maintainable components.
• Build scalable frontend applications and API integrations for a web-based app.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical roadmap.

Skills

Web applications

API development

Communication

Learning agility

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Graduation Apr 2027–May 2028

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

GraphQL

Job description

About Zip

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.

The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.

Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.

Your Role

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will be shown how to build Zip’s core products and architecture alongside our engineering team. You’ll ship features our users rely on from day one, working with a tight-knit team that values open communication and moves fast on complex technical and product challenges.

We’ll invest in your growth with real mentorship and context along the way. In return, we’re looking for interns who are curious, ready to dig into complex problems, and excited to take ownership as they grow into them.

This co-op is based in our Toronto office, starting January 2027. We’ll begin recruiting for this role in September, we can’t wait to meet you!

Previous interns have worked on

• AI assistant bot: a bot that uses generative AI to aggregate info from various sources (e.g. google doc, notion, Slack, Zip help site) and generate answers - it’s now actively used by both engineering and customer teams at Zip

• Devbox: building a prototype that bootstraps the development environment in AWS cloud for all zip engineers - this project is now being used by 80+ engineers

• Virtual Card Auto Lock: a feature that automatically locks virtual cards based on various policies, such as after a certain expiration date, when reported lost, or in the event of an overdraft. This feature, along with a self-serve onboarding tool, is now live in our virtual card product

You Will

• Design and build highly reliable and resilient products and features

• Work closely with cross-functional product and customer-facing teams to understand requirements and ship thoughtful solutions

• Write high-quality, extensible, and maintainable code

• Design and build scalable frontend applications and components

• Design and build APIs to drive existing and new features for a web-based application

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g. physics or math), with an expected graduation date between April 2027 - May 2028

• Experience with web applications and API development. At Zip, our stack includes Python, Javascript/TypeScript, React, and GraphQL

• Ability and interest to quickly learn new frameworks, architecture patterns, and programming languages as needed

• Fantastic written and verbal communication skills

• Prior internship in a high-growth startup environment

Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work

• Catered breakfasts, lunches & dinners

• Team building events & happy hours

• Apple equipment

The estimated hourly pay range for this role is CA$50 - CA$52.

We’re looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!