Location: Auckland, NZ

Reports to: Head of Engineering

About Watchful

Watchful is building the next generation of security intelligence. We unify hardware, software, and guard staffing into one platform, helping monitoring centers protect people and property without the usual headaches of false alarms, endless alerts, and clunky systems. Our stack spans AI, computer vision, real-time pipelines, and modern web apps, and we move fast.

The Role

This is not a coffee-fetching or corporate throwaway code internship. As a Watchful intern, you’ll ship real code into production that supports live security operations. You’ll work alongside engineers and designers to build features, fix bugs, and learn how to deliver reliable software in a real-world environment.

You’ll get exposure to:

• Building full-stack features with TypeScript, React, and C#.
• Working with APIs, integrations, and real-time event pipeline.
• Deploying to Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. We use a mix of GCP, AWS, and CloudFlare
• Writing code that gets used by monitoring agents, security companies, and property managers — not just in a sandbox.

Responsibilities

• Write code. Get better at writing code.
• See work through from idea → PR → deployment → iteration, making an impact on the real world.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teammates.

Requirements

• Projects where you shipped something people actually used (Work from hackathons, side projects, open source are welcome).
• Strong fundamentals working in modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Familiarity with web development (React or similar frameworks is a plus).
• Curiosity about security, monitoring, AI, or systems that operate in the real world.