iOS App Development Intern_Chinese Mandarin Full Time NEW

Company Description

Philo Homes is an innovative early-stage startup transforming interior design with AI-powered one-click style generation and integrated premium furniture shopping capabilities. Our platform enables customers to create personalized designs instantly and shop curated high-quality furniture and décor from the same interface. By combining intelligent design automation and premium product curation, we make sophisticated and seamless design-to-purchase experiences accessible to everyone.

Role Description

This is an UNPAID REMOTE PART-TIME internship role for a Software Engineer Intern (iOS App Development) with Philo Homes.

Responsibilities

• Frontend Development
• Develop and iterate on core features of our app using Swift / SwiftUI / React / React Native
• Collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to build intuitive user experiences
• Optimize app performance, stability, and usability
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making (based on experience)
• Backend / Full-Stack Development
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs
• Support integrations with AI models, design data, user, and order systems
• Contribute to database design, system performance optimization, and security
• Work closely with frontend engineers to ship features quickly

Qualifications

• Must proficient in both Chinese and English.
• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (BS / MS / PhD)
• Experience with at least one of the following:

Frontend: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, React, React Native

Backend: Node.js, Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, FastAPI, 

• Strong interest in building real-world products from 0 to 1
• Solid coding habits and understanding of software engineering fundamentals
• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment

Nice to Have

• Experience building and shipping apps or web systems
• Exposure to AI, 3D, computer vision, or recommendation systems
• Previous experience at a startup or early-stage company
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Firebase, etc.)
• ge time independently in a remote setting, take initiative, and learn quickly from feedback.