Software Engineering Intern/Working Student

Our hybrid working culture includes three office days per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) at our Berlin headquarters. Looking ahead, we’re also growing London as our second location.

A little about us

• Redefining graphic design: Kittl is transforming how creators work with an intuitive platform that stands as a modern, competitive alternative to traditional design tools: Build the new Adobe of tomorrow

• Rapid growth: Millions of users within just two years of launch

• Diverse team: 120+ team members representing 30+ different countries

• Truly product-led company: Engineers, Product managers and designers are at the core of Kittl - shaping an engineering driven working culture

• Strong funding: Raised over $45M from world-renowned investors who have also backed companies like Slack, Dropbox, and Figma

Learn more: www.kittl.com/career

Your role at Kittl

As a Software Engineering - Intern / Working Student, you’ll support our engineering team and get hands-on experience across different projects that power Kittl’s creative platform.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to kick-start their career in software engineering. While familiarity with our tech stack is a plus, what matters most is genuine passion for software engineering, curiosity, and the drive to learn.

What you’ll do

• Build & test: Contribute to coding, testing, and debugging tasks in active projects

• Support & improve: Assist engineers with tooling, documentation, and workflow enhancements

• Collaborate & deliver: Work with product and design to ship impactful features

• Ensure quality: Help maintain reliability, scalability, and consistency in development processes

What you’ll need

• Background: Currently studying or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• Communication: Strong organizational and communication skills

• Technical exposure: Any experience with our stack is a plus (TypeScript, Python, Node.js, React, Next.js, Postgres, Pulumi, Kubernetes)

• Mindset: Fast learner, curious, and proactive, excited to try new tools and approaches

• Detail-orientation: Careful and thorough in your work, with an eye for quality

We are looking for someone

• Exceptionally driven to drive impact and challenge the status quo

• Who takes extreme ownership & gets things done

• Who goes above and beyond in their role

Interview process

• Recruiter interview (30 min)

• Live challenge with Software Engineer (45 min)

• CTO interview (30 min)

• Bar raiser interview with Chief of Staff, right hand to CEO (45 min)

Benefits

• Maximise your impact: No matter if you’re leading a team or you stand out by your domain expertise - all we care about is supporting you to maximise your own impact

• Hackathons: Our quarterly hackathons provide an environment to experiment with new concepts, push boundaries, and potentially deliver the next big thing

• Kittl Week: Each year, our global team gathers together for a whole week, to work, celebrate, get inspired, and have fun

• Mobility benefit: We fully cover your monthly BVG public transport ticket

• Health and fitness: Urban Sports Club membership discount

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🌈 At Kittl, we embrace diversity and value every team member's unique background, identity, and experience. We're all about respect, honesty, and inclusivity. Together, we create a safe and supportive work environment where everyone thrives. Join us on this exciting journey of making our company and product even better!