Company Description
Philo Homes is an innovative early-stage startup transforming interior design and furniture shopping by utilizing cutting-edge AI technology. Our platform enables customers to create personalized interior designs and seamlessly purchase premium, designer-curated furniture and decor. With a focus on intelligent automation and high-quality product offerings, we streamline the design-to-purchase experience, making sophisticated interior styling accessible and user-friendly.
Role Description
This is a unpaid part-time remote internship position. Mentorship directly from a top-tier university PhD, including a weekly 1-hour 1-on-1 guidance session.
Responsibilities
Frontend Development
- Develop and iterate on core features of our app using Swift / SwiftUI / React / React Native
- Collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to build intuitive user experiences
- Optimize app performance, stability, and usability
- Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making (based on experience)
Backend / Full-Stack Development
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs
- Support integrations with AI models, design data, user, and order systems
- Contribute to database design, system performance optimization, and security
- Work closely with frontend engineers to ship features quickly
Qualification
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (BS / MS / PhD)
- Experience with at least one of the following:
- Frontend: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, React, React Native
- Backend: Node.js, Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, FastAPI,
- Strong interest in building real-world products from 0 to 1
- Solid coding habits and understanding of software engineering fundamentals
- Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and AWS deployment workflows to support scalable application delivery and continuous integration processes.
- Professional in both Chinese and English.
Nice to Have
- Experience building and shipping customer-facing apps or web systems, preferably in E-commerce, Design, Social Media, or AI space
- Exposure to AI or recommendation systems
- Previous experience at a startup or early-stage company
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Firebase, etc.) or e-commerce frameworks (Shopify, Medusa, etc.)