Developer Internship Build production systems across Athira.

Developer interns join a defined product area and take ownership of a real engineering problem. Depending on your experience and Athira's current openings, you may contribute to the Hiring Workspace, the Employee Workspace, Avatar Interaction, or Platform, Evaluation and Reliability.

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Application time
15 to 20 minutes
Format
Remote, project-based
Compensation
Set for each cohort and shown before you apply
Selection
Selection stages for each cohort are confirmed by Athira and shown here before applications open.

Four product pathways.

Where you may contribute. A pathway explains the work; it does not promise placement. Each placement needs a bounded deliverable, a responsible lead and a clear route into the platform.

Currently recruiting

Hiring Workspace

Build the systems companies use to configure openings, collect applications, run screening activities and avatar interviews, review evidence, and make human hiring decisions.

  • Company configuration and role setup
  • Candidate applications and secure return access
  • Screening, work samples, and avatar interview integration
  • Review workflows, transparent scoring, and action history
  • Offer and onboarding handoff

SpecializationsFrontend and Product, Backend and API, Full-Stack Product, Applied AI and Evaluation

Selective openings

Employee Workspace

Build the product surfaces companies use to create learning, run assessments and simulations, assign work, and gather evidence of employee capability.

  • Course and program authoring
  • Open Sessions, simulations, assessments, and assignments
  • Learner-facing work and progress experiences
  • Admin assignment and review workflows
  • Evidence capture and capability-related analytics

SpecializationsFrontend and Product, Backend and API, Full-Stack Product, Applied AI and Evaluation

Selective openings

Avatar Interaction

Improve Athira's browser-based avatars, including rendering, voice, expression, conversational modes, SDKs, embeds, latency, and deployment across websites and kiosks.

  • Three.js, WebGL, and GLB rendering
  • Facial animation, lip synchronization, voice, and mood
  • Defined conversational modes and supporting workflows
  • Embeds, SDK behavior, and external deployment
  • Latency, browser performance, and interaction quality

SpecializationsAvatar and WebGL, Frontend and Product, Backend and API, Applied AI and Evaluation, Infrastructure and Reliability

Future cohort

Platform, Evaluation and Reliability

Build the systems that make Athira dependable and measurable, including evaluations, observability, integrations, provider reliability, testing, analytics, performance, and cost controls.

  • Automated evaluation and regression testing
  • API and model-provider health monitoring
  • Failure detection, fallbacks, and key rotation
  • Analytics, performance, and cost measurement
  • Developer tooling and release verification

SpecializationsBackend and API, Applied AI and Evaluation, Infrastructure and Reliability, Full-Stack Product

Six engineering specializations.

How you contribute. You choose a pathway and a specialization separately in the application, because they are two different decisions.

SpecializationHiring WorkspaceEmployee WorkspaceAvatar InteractionPlatform, Evaluation and Reliability
Frontend and Product EngineeringReact, Next.js, TypeScript, complex interfaces, accessibility, design systems, and frontend performance.
Backend and API EngineeringServices, APIs, authorization, data modeling, jobs, file processing, integrations, and auditability.
Full-Stack Product EngineeringComplete vertical features across interface, API, persistence, validation, permissions, testing, and deployment.
Applied AI and Evaluation EngineeringLLM integration, retrieval, rubrics, evaluation, experimentation, and human review.
Avatar and WebGL EngineeringThree.js, WebGL, GLB, animation, blendshapes, voice integration, and browser graphics performance.
Infrastructure and Reliability EngineeringMonitoring, deployment, provider health, failover, CI/CD, regression testing, performance, and cost.

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