Software Engineering Fellow

About the Role

The WhoBe Fellowship is a structured, learning-focused engineering program designed to bridge the gap between academic study and real-world software engineering practice.

Built by founders with backgrounds in large-scale infrastructure and product engineering at companies such as Meta and Coinbase, the program emphasizes hands-on mentorship, systems thinking, and exposure to real-world engineering workflows in an early-stage, pre-revenue environment.

Fellows work closely with the founding team in a highly supervised setting, where the primary objective is educational growth rather than production output. The program is designed to help participants develop practical engineering skills, including backend systems, product architecture, and infrastructure thinking, through guided exploration and applied learning.

Rather than focusing on predefined deliverables or commercial outcomes, the fellowship encourages fellows to engage in exploratory technical work aligned with their learning goals. This includes understanding how early-stage systems are designed, iterated, and scaled, while receiving direct mentorship from experienced engineers.

The program is flexible and designed to accommodate academic schedules, with a strong emphasis on long-term skill development, engineering intuition, and professional readiness.

The WhoBe Fellowship is not a traditional employment relationship and does not guarantee future employment. Instead, it serves as a structured pathway for emerging engineers to transition from academic environments into real-world technical practice through mentorship-driven learning.

What You’ll Do

• Engage in hands-on mentorship with experienced engineers from Meta and Coinbase backgrounds
• Explore backend systems, product architecture, and infrastructure design through guided projects
• Participate in real-world engineering workflows in an early-stage startup environment
• Develop systems thinking and engineering intuition through applied learning
• Work on exploratory technical projects aligned with your learning goals

Who This Is For

• Emerging engineers transitioning from academic environments to real-world practice
• Students seeking structured mentorship and hands-on learning opportunities
• Individuals interested in developing engineering intuition and professional skills
• Those who value educational growth over immediate production output

Why Join?

Gain direct mentorship from founders with extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure and product engineering. Develop practical skills through guided exploration in an early-stage environment, focusing on long-term professional growth and engineering intuition rather than immediate commercial deliverables.