Product Developer Intern

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹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 — AI fluency is seen as a real multiplier
• ▹Currently enrolled in a college course, preferably software development related
• ▹Available for a mid to long-term commitment (not a summer-only internship)
• ▹Enjoys building projects from start to finish
• ▹Cares about user experience, not just the code
• ▹Motivated by solving challenging problems
• ▹Interested in board games

Nice to have

• ▹JavaScript / TypeScript
• ▹Git and version control
• ▹Side projects, prototypes, or experiments (finished or unfinished)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive scholarship paid in USD
• ▹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

About the company

Colonist is building the biggest digital board game platform on the internet — last year players spent 3,037 years playing 60 million games on their Settlers of Catan alternative. A fully remote, asynchronous team spread across multiple continents, focused on crafting extremely polished digital board games.