About the Role
To ensure someone can be effectively supported throughout the intern we cn only look to hire an intern in either Singapore or in Europe.
You'll work remotely within our Middle-end / Tooling team, focusing on improving the observability of Dune, the OCaml build system. This isn't about cosmetic changes; it's about digging into Dune's core to expose how it builds things, making complex OCaml projects more understandable.
Responsibilities
- Dive into the Dune codebase, identify areas where the build rules are translated into actions.
- Implement modifications directly in Dune's source code to expose fine-grained information about builds.
- Develop and contribute pull requests to the upstream `ocaml/dune` project, working with the maintainers.
- Experiment with your changes and new tooling on real, large-scale industrial OCaml codebases to validate their usefulness.
- Collaborate asynchronously with the team.
Requirements
Must have:
- Solid OCaml programming skills. You need to be comfortable reading, understanding, and writing idiomatic OCaml.
- Experience with basic Git and GitHub workflows (branching, committing, pull requests, code reviews).
- Good written and verbal English communication skills for collaborating with a remote, async team and upstream maintainers.
Nice to have:
• Prior experience using more than one build system (e.g., Cargo, Make, Bazel, SCons, Nix, etc.).
What Success Looks Like
You've made significant contributions to Dune, resulting in working prototypes or even merged changes for a
tool that clarifies what happened during a build and why. This could involve exposing new internal Dune data
structures or developing a basic analysis tool on top, verified on an industrial codebase.
Ahrefs does not engage with agencies or third party recruitment solutions for the roles we hire for. If at any point we need help, we'll let you know!
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Who we are
We are a small team that strongly believes that better technology leads to better solutions for real-world problems. We worship functional languages and static typing, extensively employ code generation and meta-programming, value code clarity and predictability, and constantly seek to automate repetitive tasks and eliminate boilerplate.
We are guided by DRY and follow KISS. If there is new technology that will make our life easier, we'll give it a try. We rely heavily on open-source code (as the only viable way to build maintainable system) and contribute back. We occasionally blog on tech.ahrefs.com.
Our motto is first do it, then do it right, then do it better
Hear from our team
One of my favorite things about working at Ahrefs is being given the opportunity to grow across functions, roles and teams, as long as it makes sense for the company
Rebekah Bek,
Brand Communications Manager
Every day is a new day where I get to solve interesting problems, or make improvements that have a positive impact on thousands of users.
Bryan Chen,
Frontend Developer
You have autonomy to make things happen. Despite the size of Ahrefs’ business, I’m part of a really lean team—cool things you see from our platform or events are the result of self-driven initiatives from each of us
Constance Tan,
Product Marketer
Hiring process
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Application
Simply apply for the relevant role on our careers site.
Recruiter screen
Speak with our recruiter to find out more about Ahrefs, our teams, culture, and get some hints on the process ahead.
Take home task
The nature of the task depends on the role you're applying for — the recruiter will guide you through it. We don't really set strict deadlines or make the tasks too arbitrary. We try to make them fun!
Interview
These are fairly unstructured technical discussions — a chance for us to learn more about you, and for you to learn more about our teams and work. There's no LeetCode, coding puzzles, or whiteboard exercises.
Offer 🎉
Relax, the pressure's off! No more interviews, no more tasks. Just look forward to joining the team!
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