About us
At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help sellers — wherever they are, however they operate — fulfill the promises they make to consumers. The Auctane mission is to fuel commerce through exceptional delivery. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever rising expectations of their customers, and we make the world smaller and more accessible to consumers everywhere. Auctane brands enable hundreds of thousands of merchants to annually deliver billions of products — over $200 billion worth — to customers around the globe. And Auctane is just getting started.
Auctane is a team of shipping and software experts with a passion for helping merchants move their ideas, dreams and innovations around the globe. The Auctane family includes ShipStation, Stamps.com, ShipEngine, Endicia, Metapack, GlobalPost, Packlink, and Return Rabbit. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart.
Our values
About the role
2025 AuctaneU Summer Internship Program
Applicants must be currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited university
Interviews: On a rolling basis through March, 2025
First Day of onsite Orientation: June 3, 2025
Last day of the Internship Program: August 7, 2025
This is a paid internship
Ability to work 40 hours per week (except for the week of July 4th)
Position is hybrid in Austin, TX (Monday & Friday remotely & Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in-office)
This is an internship role within the Product department.
What will you be doing?
- Focus will be on supporting design and engineering teams in the implementation of the Auctane Design system
- Work with design system Lead to understand standards for building components
- Build out new components to add to the design system
- Document the design system in ZeroHeight
- Conduct interviews to understand uncover opportunity areas for deeper collaboration across design/engineering teams
- Identifying opportunity areas and inconsistencies across brands
- Support the ShipStation team in adoption of and transition to new design system
- Work with the product design Lead to establish adoption roadmap
What are we looking for?
- Proficiency in Figma
- Basic understanding of design systems and best practices
- A curious and collaborative attitude
- Located in or near the Austin, Texas area
- Experience conducting research and interviews
- Strong visual design skills
The Tech
- Google Suite
- Figma
- Usertesting.com
- Zeroheight
What do we offer?
- 🏠 We are a hybrid company. All team members at Auctane in Austin come into the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- 🏟️ Company events, we work hard, play hard! We do our best every day, even at our regular team-building events.
- 🏢 Attractive office space in the heart of central Austin, Texas (free drinks, snacks…).
- 🍽Indulge in weekly catered lunches at our office – a delicious perk to fuel your work.
- 🏋🏾♀️Fitness center in the office with Tonal Mirrors, Pelotons, free weights, etc.
- 💪🏽We offer gym discounts to help you stay fit and healthy!
- 💜 An inclusive, casual and upbeat work environment. The personality and opinions of each of our team members are important and valid; we aim to offer all employees a safe environment where they can be themselves and thrive.
Additional Position Duties: (The following is a list of what all employees, except those with medical accommodation, may be regularly required to do.)
- Sit for prolonged periods of time
- Utilize wrist and hands for a prolonged period of time
- Walk short distances
- Stand for short periods
- Speaking and conversing with others
- Lift up to 25lbs without assistance up to chest height
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