Chess Masti Internship Program
Help build Masti, a free chess coach people use every day. Real product, real users, real ownership.
What we're building
Chess Masti is a free chess coach: deep game analysis, adaptive puzzles, opening prep, and a coach you can talk to about the position you're stuck on. It's live, used by real players, and improving every week.
CMIP, the Chess Masti Internship Program, brings on students and early-career contributors who love chess, building, teaching, or some combination of all three. We look for curiosity, taste, and the kind of motivation that doesn't need a manager standing over it.
You'll work on real product, real content, and real outreach, not busywork. Whether you ship code, write a coaching plan, or design a study, your work gets in front of actual users and feedback comes back fast.
Pick where you'll have the most impact
Engineering
Frontend, backend, the coaching model, and infra. Ship features that real players use every day.
Chess content and coaching
Curriculum, puzzle curation, and coaching playbooks that turn raw analysis into things people actually learn from.
Growth and community
Outreach, content, social, partnerships. Help more people find a coach that meets them where they are.
Research
Chess pedagogy, coach behavior, and learning outcomes. Turn questions like "does this actually help people improve?" into evidence.
Worth your time
Real ownership
Ship features and writeups that go live to actual users. No throwaway intern projects.
Mentorship
Direct, weekly 1:1 feedback on your work, not a Slack channel and a prayer.
Letter of recommendation
On successful completion, a specific, honest letter of recommendation written by someone who actually saw your work.
Remote and flexible
Work from anywhere on a schedule that fits around school. We care about output, not hours-at-desk.
Live product, real users
Chess Masti is in production. Your work shows up quickly in metrics, support emails, and the Discord.
How it works
An interview is required for every applicant. It's a real conversation, not a screening pass.
Apply
Tell us about you, the track that fits, and what you've built or coached before.
Application review
We read every application. Expect a response within 7–10 days.
Interview
Every applicant interviews. It's a real conversation about your work and the track you're aiming for, not a riddle round.
Offer and onboarding
If it's a fit, we send an offer, set up access, and pair you with a mentor in your first week.
Commitment
Remote
Work from anywhere with a decent internet connection.
Hours
About 5–10 hours a week. Flexible schedule, set with your mentor.
Duration
Minimum 8 weeks. Extensions are common for strong contributors.
Ready to apply?
Tell us about you and the track you'd like to join. Applications take 10–15 minutes; we read every one.
Start your application