Intern, Software Developer

About Blue J

Blue J is the leading generative AI solution for tax professionals and one of Canada's fastest-growing AI companies. Headquartered in Toronto, we're a high-growth B2B SaaS company building industry-leading tax research software that helps accountants find accurate answers to complex tax questions with greater speed and confidence.

Backed by a $122M USD Series D funding round, we're scaling rapidly across North America and the UK while continuing to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI. By combining advanced technology with deep tax expertise, we empower tax professionals to work more efficiently, make better decisions, and deliver greater value to their clients.

A Note on Location

This role is a remoterole with the expectation of occasional in-person meetings at our Toronto office (1-2 times per quarter).

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to join a world-class engineering team capable of delivering award-winning products at industry leading levels of speed and quality. As relentless learners, we are constantly looking for ways to hone our craft and share our knowledge. We value software design fundamentals and the deep thinking required to ensure we’ll continue to move fast in the future.

As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on challenging, real-world projects, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to critical parts of our platform over an 8-12 month term beginning in May 2027. Our interns are valued as full-time team members, entrusted with real responsibility, and empowered to grow their skills. If you share our commitment to high standards and are eager to learn, this role will provide you with an environment to refine your craft and contribute to projects that make a difference.

What You’ll be Doing

• We take on a wide variety of challenges. You could be building user-facing product features, designing new strategies for answering questions, working on Agentic AI workflows, implementing new data pipelines for bringing additional content into our system, designing new search algorithms, or extending our internal data-mesh infrastructure.
• As an intern, you will be an integral part of the team. You will be offered support and guidance, but you will also be treated as a full time member of the team, given opportunities to have a meaningful impact on our product.
• You’ll challenge yourself to design, plan, and deliver new software products, capabilities, and features.
• You’ll plan and execute on your work in an iterative and incremental fashion, regularly unlocking customer value along the way.
• You’ll take responsibility for producing high-quality software that makes an impact on people’s lives.
• You’ll write clean code covered by well written automated tests while nurturing the long-term health of the systems we work on.
• You’ll catch small issues early to prevent them from becoming big issues later.
• You’ll help elevate our engineering standards, tools, and practices.
• Technologies you can expect to work with:
  • Node.js / TypeScript
  • Apache Kafka / Postgres / Pinecone / ElasticSearch
  • OpenAI / Azure AI
  • Kubernetes / AWS / Docker / DataDog
  • React / HTML / CSS

What You Offer Blue J

• You have experience working with web or generative AI technologies, preferably TypeScript /Node.js.
• You are familiar with Git version control and have an understanding of collaborative coding practices.
• You are in your third year of your Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid understanding and experience with the technical and non-technical practices that make agile software development successful.
• Having examples to show us of your personal projections and websites will be highly regarded.

What We Offer You

• A rare opportunity to play a key role in our mission to deliver innovative solutions, while we strive to make your contributions count from day one.
• A mission-driven culture where your work directly advances clarity, efficiency, and accessibility in tax research.
• Competitive base salary, stock options, and benefits designed to support you and your family.
• Flexibility in how you work: primarily remote, with occasional travel to our Toronto office as needed.
• A collaborative, ambitious, and supportive team that values innovation, respect, and fun.
• The excitement of a fast-growing, well-funded company with clear momentum, and the resources to back bold initiatives.

The Core Values that Define Our Culture

• We are customer-focused
• We put team over self
• We are pleasant and playful
• We are open to better ideas
• We move fast and fix things

What to Expect in the Interview Process

We anticipate a high volume of applicants for this role and are excited to grow our team. A human will review each application and get back to you as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and look forward to connecting with you!

Interview Process

Step 1: Chat with Bailey, Talent Acquisition Manager

Step 2: Technical Interview

Step 3: Project Deep Dive Interview

We believe our strength is built on diversity of thought, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value inclusiveness and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We strive to create an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know in your application. Our team is dedicated to providing the necessary support and making reasonable adjustments to ensure a smooth process for everyone.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process

To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Blue J uses AI-enabled tools within our applicant tracking system to help organize applications and highlight profiles that match the key requirements for each role.

AI does not make hiring decisions.

Every application is reviewed by a member of our Talent team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans.

We use these tools to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment and we’re committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

Compensation

The base pay range for thisrole is $70,000K CAD peryear.

This is a Level 1 in Blue J’s career level framework. We use levels to define the expected scope, autonomy, impact, decision-making, and experience for each role. Final compensation will be set fairly and thoughtfully based on experience, expertise, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities. While all candidates are expected to bring directly relevant experience, the top of the range is typically reserved for individuals who demonstrate exceptional depth in the role’s core competencies, a strong track record of impact in similar environments, and the ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy from day one.