Spring/Summer 2027 Engineering Intern

About Primer

Primer is a growing network of K–8 schools restoring the timeless foundations of American education. Inspired by the original teaching primers that shaped a nation of readers, thinkers, and builders, our schools begin with what has always worked, and build for what lies ahead. Close-knit learning environments. Skilled educators. A culture that takes kids seriously as learners and leaders.

Primers shaped the first 200 years of American children. Primer will ready them for the next.

About the Role:

We’re hiring full stack software engineering interns. The internship begins in January, May, or June, with the option for preferably a 4 to 8-month commitment. We’re rebuilding the education stack from the ground up, so you’ll be exposed to some really interesting and impactful work. Our engineering projects are highly interdisciplinary and span domains such as frontend, backend, systems, hardware and more. As a startup, we offer interns a ton of ownership and mission-critical work.

• Tech stack: Work with TypeScript, NodeJS, GraphQL, Prisma, Postgres, NextJS, React, and Relay.

• Collaborative environment: Collaborate with team members across engineering, product, design, and academic programs.

• In-office: Full-time, in-office internship based in our light-filled Mission district office in San Francisco.

• Hands-on projects: Tackle meaningful projects with direct impact. You’ll work on features used daily by teachers, students, and families, solving real-world problems in education.

• Mentorship & learning: Grow your skills with support and mentorship from a small, high-performing team.

• Engineering culture: Contribute to a culture of excellence and collaboration through code reviews and high standards for quality.

About you:

• Passion for education: You’re energized by the opportunity to help redesign the school experience and fix the US education system.

• Thrives in the unknown: You love figuring things out and rolling up your sleeves to solve ambiguous problems.

• Strong fundamentals: You have a solid foundation in engineering principles and can apply them effectively.

• Craftsmanship: You care deeply about the details and take pride in building exceptional software.

Competitive salary and benefits package, with J-1 and F-1 visa sponsorship available.

Extremely important note
Do not click apply to submit your application, we will not review it. Instead, send a POST request to https://api.primer.com/swe-application with the following fields in the json body of the request: full_name (string), email (string), github_url (string), and resume_url (string).

Primer is a mission-first company. We believe our mission is the highest-leverage way we can create positive change. In service of that, we keep work centered on mission execution and avoid social or political activism at work that’s unrelated to the mission. If that energizes you, we’d love to see you apply.