About the placement
This NSW Skills for Net Zero internship is with Square by Square Pty Limited. The initiative is proudly funded by the NSW Government and delivered by CSIRO.
As an intern working at Square by Square, you will be as a full-stack software engineering intern, contributing to the production platform that powers our rainforest protection model. The role would involve building and improving real features across the live website, map, Shopify storefront, supporter experience and internal automation systems.
Key activities may include improving the public map and supporter-facing pages, strengthening the buying and gifting flow, optimising performance and discoverability of the single-page application, and helping build new features that make the climate and conservation impact easier for supporters to understand and share.
On the back end, the intern may contribute to systems that connect each Square to GPS coordinates, partner data, certificate generation, transactional emails and platform integrations. They would work with GitHub, VS Code and modern AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code as part of a supervised engineering workflow.
By the end of the placement, the intern should have a portfolio of shipped work they can demonstrate, experience working in a small startup team, and a clearer understanding of how STEM skills can be applied to nature-based decarbonisation and conservation technology.
Work arrangements
- Start date: end September, 2026
- Working arrangement: Part-time for 200 hours, flexible with days
- Remuneration: casual contract - $33.05 per hour plus superannuation
- Location: In-person, EnergyLab UTS; Level 2 Building 5B/1-59 Quay Street Haymarket NSW 2000
Desired capabilities
- Studying Software Engineer or STEM degree with practical software development
- Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript, Claude Code, VS Code, Shopify
- Willingness to work across front-end, back-end and integrations, familiar with AI tools
- Interest in maps, data, automation or e-commerce systems
- Curious, self-driven problem solver that works well within a small startup team
Applicants must:
- Be in their penultimate or final year of study in a relevant qualification at Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor, or Honours level, with a current credit-average or higher
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident currently residing in New South Wales and able to enter an employment contract
- Meet general selection criteria at the application stage, including communication skills, aptitude, and attitude
- Not be an existing employee or intern (paid or unpaid) of the host organisation they are applying to
- Be willing to provide feedback on their placement experience
About the host workplace
This startup company is protecting nature for the long term by conserving rainforests with specialists monitoring, restoring by maintaining ongoing weed management, erosion control and care. The platform for public support provides live maps, certificates and community tools. Square by Square work with local conservation organisations and specialists to ensure the best understanding of the landscape, wildlife and communities. Their understanding has also been shaped by Aboriginal Australian perspectives shared through advisory conversations.
Apply
If you're interested in the internship, please log in to our Education & Outreach Portal to apply. Be sure to include the application code: NZ030. You’ll need to submit your CV (pdf please) and complete the application.
About the placement
This NSW Skills for Net Zero internship is with Square by Square Pty Limited. The initiative is proudly funded by the NSW Government and delivered by CSIRO.
As an intern working at Square by Square, you will be as a full-stack software engineering intern, contributing to the production platform that powers our rainforest protection model. The role would involve building and improving real features across the live website, map, Shopify storefront, supporter experience and internal automation systems.
Key activities may include improving the public map and supporter-facing pages, strengthening the buying and gifting flow, optimising performance and discoverability of the single-page application, and helping build new features that make the climate and conservation impact easier for supporters to understand and share.
On the back end, the intern may contribute to systems that connect each Square to GPS coordinates, partner data, certificate generation, transactional emails and platform integrations. They would work with GitHub, VS Code and modern AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code as part of a supervised engineering workflow.
By the end of the placement, the intern should have a portfolio of shipped work they can demonstrate, experience working in a small startup team, and a clearer understanding of how STEM skills can be applied to nature-based decarbonisation and conservation technology.
Work arrangements
- Start date: end September, 2026
- Working arrangement: Part-time for 200 hours, flexible with days
- Remuneration: casual contract - $33.05 per hour plus superannuation
- Location: In-person, EnergyLab UTS; Level 2 Building 5B/1-59 Quay Street Haymarket NSW 2000
Desired capabilities
- Studying Software Engineer or STEM degree with practical software development
- Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript, Claude Code, VS Code, Shopify
- Willingness to work across front-end, back-end and integrations, familiar with AI tools
- Interest in maps, data, automation or e-commerce systems
- Curious, self-driven problem solver that works well within a small startup team
Applicants must:
- Be in their penultimate or final year of study in a relevant qualification at Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor, or Honours level, with a current credit-average or higher
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident currently residing in New South Wales and able to enter an employment contract
- Meet general selection criteria at the application stage, including communication skills, aptitude, and attitude
- Not be an existing employee or intern (paid or unpaid) of the host organisation they are applying to
- Be willing to provide feedback on their placement experience
About the host workplace
This startup company is protecting nature for the long term by conserving rainforests with specialists monitoring, restoring by maintaining ongoing weed management, erosion control and care. The platform for public support provides live maps, certificates and community tools. Square by Square work with local conservation organisations and specialists to ensure the best understanding of the landscape, wildlife and communities. Their understanding has also been shaped by Aboriginal Australian perspectives shared through advisory conversations.
Apply
If you're interested in the internship, please log in to our Education & Outreach Portal to apply. Be sure to include the application code: NZ030. You’ll need to submit your CV (pdf please) and complete the application.