Web Development Intern: High School

About the Internship

We are seeking highly motivated and driven high school and college students who are passionate about pursuing a career in the tech or startup industry to join us for a summer internship program. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on a core project focused on identifying a problem, validating the problem, and building an MVP (minimum viable product) to solve it.

This experience goes beyond traditional internships. Spend the summer with your peers, work in teams, and connect with mentors who will teach you how to build a startup. You will also develop your problem-solving skills, gain hands-on experience in product development, UI/UX design, or software development, and network with local tech experts while visiting the offices of industry partners and more.

We are currently seeking interns for three different positions: Product Manager, Web Developer, and UI/UX Designer.

Logistics

• Schedule: 8-week internship program from June 21st, - August 13, 2027.
• Job Type: Full-Time Internship, expected 25-30 hours per week.
• Format: Mostly in-person with some weekly remote working days.
• Compensation: $500 per week for the 8 weeks, a stipend of $4,000 total.
• Location: Coded by: Offices - University City, Philadelphia
• Application Deadline: November 27th, 2026

During this program, you will be assigned to a team consisting of 3 interns in the areas of Product Management, Web Development, & User Experience/User Design. Working closely together throughout the internship, your team will identify a problem and create a validated product to address it. You will have access to site visits, workshops, events, professional development activities, and speaker talks/Q&As from our partner tech organizations and startup founders within Philadelphia. While academic credit is not available, this is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in your field.

Qualifications

Please note that this opportunity is limited to students living within the Greater Philadelphia Area.

General Qualifications

• Rising junior or rising senior at an accredited high school OR rising freshman at an accredited college or university
• Must have an interest in pursuing a career in a tech or tech-adjacent field
• Interest in startup culture: Someone with a strong interest in startup culture
• Curiosity: You like figuring out how and why things work, and you’ve explored something on your own because it interested you
• Teamwork: You can work as a real contributor on a team of three, listening, sharing ideas, and following through on what you said you’d do
• Communication: You share your thoughts clearly and respectfully, and you speak up when you need help
• Eagerness to learn: You have a positive attitude toward new challenges, even ones you’ve never tried before
• Coach-ability: You’re open to feedback from mentors and teammates and willing to try a different approach

Position

Web Developer:

• Some hands-on experience writing code, such as through a class tutorial, coding camp, personal project, or modifying a website or game
• Ability to explain in your own words what a piece of code you’ve written or worked with does
• Willingness to troubleshoot: when something breaks, you try to figure it out before asking for help, and you do ask for help
• Interest in learning how real products are built with a team
• Skills that are a PLUS:
• Taking a computer science class or joining a coding, robotics, or tech club
• Experience with HTML/CSS, JavaScript, or another language
• Experimenting with AI coding tools
• Personal project you’re excited about
• Participating in a hackathon or STEM program