u/Confident_Day_6798

Hi Guys! 2013A8PS430P here.

I am  looking for a developer intern (Preferably 3rd or 4th year) to help build out a real product that's already in use by field teams.

What we're building

A field operations app for solar installation companies — think job tracking, multi-step workflows, photo capture on mobile, GPS tagging, offline sync, admin dashboards. It's a live React + Supabase PWA, not a toy project. Real workers are using it at job sites right now.

What you'll actually do

You'll get full codebase access from day one and ship real features — not write unit tests or fix CSS margins. Things on the immediate roadmap: PDF report generation, customer portal, migration to native android app, notifications (Android plus Whatsapp), payment integration.
You'll work directly with me, get honest feedback, and see your code go live to real users fast.

What we're looking for

• Comfortable with React and TypeScript (doesn't have to be expert level, but you should know what you're doing)
• Some exposure to SQL or any database
• Can read existing code and extend it without breaking things
• [Imp] Genuinely curious about how products get built

Bonus if you've touched Supabase, PWAs, or mobile browser APIs before. 

What you get

• Real product experience, not a fake intern project
• Performance-linked incentives based on features shipped
• Direct mentorship from someone who has built this from scratch
• Strong referral and recommendation if you do well
• Path to a PPO at competitive salaries if it works out for both of us

How to apply

Drop a comment or DM with something you've built — a GitHub repo, a deployed link, anything. Two sentences on what was hard about it. That's it.

One Final thing

While the title says unpaid, I'm open to adding monetary compensation at the end based on the quality and consistency of work — this isn't something I'm looking to exploit anyone with. Early stage means I'm not drawing anything out of this myself either, so we'd genuinely be building this together.

I’m building a project right now with real clients and real deployment challenges. It’s extremely early stage, I’m not drawing money from it, and frankly I can’t afford salaries yet. But I do need someone motivated who wants to build something from the ground up with me.

I understand why these rules exist. A lot of companies absolutely exploit interns and deserve to be called out for it. But there’s also a difference between:

• a profitable company avoiding payment, and
• a founder at day 0 trying to find someone who wants hands-on experience building a real product.

What I’m offering is not “busywork.” It’s direct exposure to building and operating in real Indian field conditions, talking to users, solving messy problems, and shipping things that are actually being used. That kind of experience is difficult to replicate in tutorials or fake portfolio projects.

People should be allowed to decide for themselves whether an unpaid early-stage opportunity is worth applying for. Just add mandatory transparency:

• clearly label it unpaid,
• mention expected hours,
• mention equity/learning/growth expectations honestly,
• and let applicants choose.

Blanket bans end up hurting small founders who are trying to create opportunities from scratch, not just filtering out exploitative companies.

Disclaimer - An earlier version in my drafts was an emotional rant from the bottom of my heart, but ChatGPT kinda talked me out of it. Might have called this rule just plain stupid at some point..

Hey everyone, looking for a developer intern to help build out a real product that's already in use by field teams.

What we're building

A field operations app for solar installation companies — think job tracking, multi-step workflows, photo capture on mobile, GPS tagging, offline sync, admin dashboards. It's a live React + Supabase PWA, not a toy project. Real workers are using it at job sites right now.

What you'll actually do

You'll get full codebase access from day one and ship real features — not write unit tests or fix CSS margins. Things on the immediate roadmap: PDF report generation, customer portal, migration to native android app, notifications (Android plus Whatsapp), payment integration.
You'll work directly with the founder, get honest feedback, and see your code go live to real users fast.

What we're looking for

• Comfortable with React and TypeScript (doesn't have to be expert level, but you should know what you're doing)
• Some exposure to SQL or any database
• Can read existing code and extend it without breaking things
• [Imp] Genuinely curious about how products get built

Bonus if you've touched Supabase, PWAs, or mobile browser APIs before. No degree requirement — your code matters, not your college.

What you get

• Real product experience, not a fake intern project
• Performance-linked incentives based on features shipped
• Direct mentorship from someone who has built this from scratch
• Strong referral and recommendation if you do well
• Path to a paid full-time role if it works out for both of us

How to apply

Drop a comment or DM with something you've built — a GitHub repo, a deployed link, anything. Two sentences on what was hard about it. That's it.

Edit - In case I am impressed with you, I can look at some form of contractual work as well. But the bar is obviously much higher in that case, both in terms of technical capabilities as well as product thinking. :)