Product Engineer Co‑op

Job Summary

Rootly’s Product Engineer Co‑op is a hands‑on, 8‑month (preferred) internship for computer‑science or software‑engineering students who want to ship real product at startup speed. You’ll join our small, senior engineering team that builds the AI‑native incident‑management platform used by companies like NVIDIA and LinkedIn. Under the guidance of a staff engineer, you’ll scope, build, and launch customer‑facing features end‑to‑end—gaining experience across the full stack (Rails + Hotwire) and learning how product decisions are made in a high‑growth SaaS startup.

Job Responsibilities

• Ship product features: design, code, test, and release user‑facing functionality with mentor support.
• Full‑stack exposure: write Ruby on Rails APIs, craft polished front‑end interactions with Turbo/Stimulus, and work with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Sidekiq.
• AI‑assisted development: leverage internal LLM tools (and GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation.
• Quality & performance: add unit/integration tests and profiling to ensure reliability, security, and speed.
• Iterate quickly: jump on 1‑day bug fixes or 1‑week projects; participate in daily stand‑ups and code reviews.
• Customer empathy: join product/UX calls, gather feedback, and help turn insights into shipped improvements.
• Own your work: monitor your features in production, investigate issues, and drive continuous refinements.

Required Skills

• Enrolled in a computer‑science, software‑engineering, or related bachelor’s program and eligible for a co‑op/intern term (3rd–5th year preferred).
• Coursework or project experience with one modern back‑end framework (e.g., Ruby on Rails, Django, Node) and a front‑end framework (React, Vue, Hotwire, etc.).
• Comfortable with basic SQL and version control (Git/GitHub).
• Demonstrated use of AI coding tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) or strong interest in becoming AI‑native.
• Passion for product quality—an eye for polished UI/UX and the curiosity to understand user problems, not just implement tickets.
• Solid written and verbal communication; able to explain technical concepts to peers and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Bias for action: you thrive in fast, ambiguous environments and take ownership of outcomes.

Compensation and Benefits

• Work setup: MacBook Pro, external monitor, and all required software licenses.
• Hybrid flexibility: work from our downtown Toronto office 2 days/week or more/less if you prefer; remote Fridays.
• Mentorship & learning: dedicated engineering mentor, weekly tech talks, and a personal development budget (CA $500) for courses or conferences.
• Potential return offer: high performers may receive an offer for a future full‑time Product Engineer role.

Why Rootly?

We are not just another startup. We are building something category‑defining and want engineers who crave ownership, love solving hard problems, and want to work with a team that sets the bar high.

If this sounds like the challenge you’re looking for, apply now and let’s build something great together.