Full Stack Developer Internship (Restaurant OS)

About ZOVU

ZOVU is building the operating system for the modern restaurant, connecting Point of Sale, reservations, loyalty, staff operations, and the customer experience. Our transaction-based business model aligns our growth with that of the restaurants we serve. We are an early-stage, fully remote startup preparing for our first restaurant launches with a product already in development.

The Role

We are seeking an ambitious Full Stack Developer Intern to contribute to the applications and systems behind ZOVU. This is a hands-on internship where you will develop new features, improve existing functionality, investigate problems, and work with the engineering team to bring ZOVU closer to launch. You will work across both frontend and backend development.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to real software development.
• Develop new features and improve existing functionality.
• Investigate technical problems and find solutions.
• Work alongside the engineering team.
• Turn ideas and product requirements into functional features.

What Excites You

• Building something from the ground up.
• Creating complete features across interface and systems.
• Solving real technical problems.
• Taking ownership of your work.
• Learning through experience and contributing to real projects.
• Thriving in a startup environment where ideas matter and contributions make a difference.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• React, JavaScript, and TypeScript for frontend development.
• Node.js, APIs, and working with databases for backend development.
• Experience connecting frontend interfaces to backend functionality.
• Familiarity with Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of readable, maintainable code.
• Familiarity with tools like Jira for task management and collaboration.
• Comfortable collaborating in English with a remote, international team.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of practical development experience. This can include internships, freelance work, professional experience, or substantial personal projects with working applications.
• Ability to clearly explain personal contributions, development decisions, and encountered challenges.
• Experience encountering development problems, investigating causes, and working towards solutions.
• Ability to make progress on assigned work, communicate blockers, and ask useful questions.

Bonus points:

• Experience contributing to production applications, business software, SaaS platforms, or products used by real customers.

Internship Details & Growth

• Duration: Three months.
• Location: 100% remote, subject to local internship eligibility requirements.
• Availability: Approximately 32 hours per week preferred.
• Compensation: Unpaid for the three-month internship, where legally permitted.
• Start Date: As soon as possible, within three months of applying.
• Working Style: Primarily asynchronous collaboration with clear responsibilities and regular communication.
• Potential Paid Opportunity: Strong-performing interns may be considered for a transition into a paid position.

The Good Stuff!

• Real product experience contributing to software preparing for launch.
• End-to-end development experience across frontend and backend.
• Meaningful responsibilities on features that matter.
• Direct access to the engineering team for collaboration and feedback.
• Room to grow development skills through technical challenges.
• Flexible remote work and ownership of your schedule.
• Individual contributions have a visible impact in an early-stage company.
• International experience working with a global team.
• Potential for longer-term career growth with ZOVU.

How to Apply

Submit your CV, GitHub or relevant project examples, and brief answers to the following questions:

• Show us what you've built: Share one or two applications or features you've personally developed involving frontend and backend functionality. Describe what you built, your specific contribution, and what the application does. Include a relevant link (GitHub, live application, portfolio).
• Tell us about a real challenge: Describe a technical problem you encountered while developing an application. Explain the problem, your approach to solving it, and the result.
• Your experience and availability: Briefly describe your practical development experience and how long you've been building applications. Include your earliest start date, weekly availability, time zone, country of residence, and confirm your ability to participate under the stated internship conditions.