About the Company

Aspire is building the financial operating system for modern global founders. The platform combines banking, software, and automation into a unified solution, enabling businesses to operate seamlessly across borders and focus on growth.

Founded with a mission to solve real-world financial challenges, Aspire is backed by leading global investors such as Y Combinator, Peak XV, and Lightspeed. Since 2018, the company has supported over 50,000 startups and growing businesses worldwide. Through partnerships with industry leaders like J.P. Morgan, Visa, and Wise, Aspire continues to innovate and scale solutions for the next generation of global companies.

The team consists of experienced professionals from top fintech and technology companies, including former founders and operators who bring a strong ownership mindset and a deep understanding of building scalable systems.

Introduction

Aspire is hiring high-potential early-career engineers as part of its long-term engineering talent pipeline. This Software Engineer Intern role is designed to provide hands-on experience in real production environments while fostering strong technical fundamentals, ownership, and problem-solving skills.

Interns will work closely with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams, contributing to meaningful projects with real-world impact. High-performing candidates will have the opportunity to transition into a full-time SDE-1 role based on performance.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development

Design, build, test, and ship features as part of an engineering team.
Contribute to backend services, APIs, systems, or platform components based on team requirements.

Code Quality & Engineering Practices

Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code following best practices.
Apply computer science fundamentals such as data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

AI-Driven Development

Utilize AI-assisted development tools and workflows to improve efficiency and productivity.
Leverage modern tools and processes to accelerate development cycles.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and QA teams.
Participate in discussions, code reviews, and collaborative problem-solving.

Learning & Growth

Continuously enhance technical knowledge and engineering skills.
Gain exposure to modern cloud platforms and real-world software development practices.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (final-year students eligible).
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals including DSA, OOP, and problem-solving.
Good coding skills in at least one programming language.
Strong learning mindset and ownership mentality.
Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with APIs, databases, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
Hands-on experience through personal projects, internships, hackathons, or open-source contributions.
Exposure to AI tools or AI-assisted development workflows.

Impact You’ll Make

Contribute to real, customer-facing features and production systems.
Learn how to build scalable and reliable software systems.
Develop strong engineering fundamentals in a real-world environment.
Play a role in building a leading fintech product for global businesses.

Why Join Us / Benefits

Hands-on experience working on real production systems.
Opportunity to learn from experienced engineers and industry experts.
Exposure to modern technologies, cloud platforms, and AI-driven development.
High-impact role with ownership and responsibility.
Clear pathway to a full-time SDE-1 role based on performance.
Work in a fast-paced, global fintech environment.

Internship Details

Duration: 6 months
Conversion: Performance-based full-time SDE-1 opportunity (not guaranteed)