Product Developer Intern

**Wanted:** Colonist Product Developer Intern **Working Hours:** We work asynchronously and value outcomes over hours **Location:** Fully Remote **About Colonist** We're building the biggest digital board game platform on the internet. Last year, our players spent 3,037 years playing 60 million games on our Settlers of Catan alternative. We're a fully remote, asynchronous team spread across multiple continents, focused on crafting extremely polished digital board games that people truly love. **About The Role** As a Product Developer Intern at Colonist, your mission is to work closely with our game team to solve complex product problems and build engaging game modes, ensuring seamless UI/UX across platforms. You'll learn how high-quality games and products are actually built and help shape a game that reaches millions of players. **What You’ll Do** - Build and improve game UI and UX, with a strong focus on clarity, polish, and fun - Contribute to new game modes, features, and gameplay experiences - Turn product ideas into working features used by real players - Work across the stack as needed - Collaborate asynchronously with product teams - Learn how to ship, iterate, and improve features based on real player behavior **Requirements** - AI first-mindset. We see AI fluency as a real multiplier - Currently enrolled in a college course, preferably software development related - Available for a mid to long-term commitment (this is not a summer-only internship) - You enjoy building projects from start to finish - You care about user experience, not just the code - Motivated by solving challenging problems - Interested in board games **Nice to Have** You don’t need to check all of these boxes. - JavaScript / TypeScript - Git and version control - Side projects, prototypes, or experiments (finished or unfinished) **Our Values at Colonist** We strongly adhere to these values in our team - if these resonate, then you’ll love working here! **Dependability** We're self-driven players who deliver without needing supervision. When we commit to something, we make it happen. **Ownership** We take full responsibility and go beyond our roles to improve Colonist. Each of us acts like we own the company, because through our stock options, we do. **Clear Communication** In our remote environment, written communication is key. We're direct, structured, and always keep our team in the loop. **Efficient Execution** We move fast and focus on impact. Instead of getting stuck on perfect solutions, we find practical ways forward and get things done. **Continuous Learning** We're curious problem solvers who love a challenge. We constantly seek new ideas, embrace feedback, and aren't afraid to change our minds when we're wrong. **Compensation** - Competitive scholarship paid in USD **Why Colonist** - Your work ships to 3,6M+ yearly active players - Async culture; deep work, no performative meetings - Unlimited vacation, yearly team offsite, full work equipment - Budget to experiment with any AI tool you want - Stock options: you'll own a piece of what you're building - Access to all company metrics and internal discussions