Summer Internship 2025 - Product

at  Riverlane

ABOUT US

Riverlane’s mission is to make quantum computing useful, sooner. From climate change to healthcare, large and reliable quantum computers will help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Riverlane is building the quantum error correction layer to make this happen sooner. It’s a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.

WHAT WE NEED

• At the time of application, you will be a current student, in your 2nd+ year of your Bachelor’s OR part way through your Master’s or PhD in Business, Design, Marketing, Computer Science or a related field.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to take initiative and to work well as part of a team
• Ability to gather, analyse, and interpret data to support decision-making
• An interest in learning about quantum computing (extensive knowledge or experience is not required)

The nature of the Product internship is wide-ranging, and the specific project you work on will be informed both by your skillset and current projects, but you could expect to work on any of the following:

• Conducting market research to gather new insights about emerging product directions and industry trends
• Working with our customers and engineering teams to understand and communicate the requirements for new versions of our products
• Managing the delivery of a feature for our flagship Quantum Error Correction products
• Deep collaboration across multi-functional teams - the cutting-edge problems we’re tackling sit right at the intersection of engineering, science, and product
• Designing and testing new business models for our product portfoli

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our full-time Product Summer Internship is designed to enable current students on a Business/Product-related degree to translate their skills and expertise into an industrial setting. You will join us at our Head Office in Cambridge, UK, for 10 to 12 weeks, where you will have the opportunity to work alongside our world-class team of Developers, Mathematicians, Product Managers and Designers to meaningfully contribute to a specific area with our Product team.
We’re looking for a collaborative, creative and driven intern who’ll be trusted and excited to get hands-on behind the scenes in a real, product-centric commercial project, with support and guidance from a dedicated supervisor.
Keen to learn and explore, you will use your passion for knowledge to gain hands-on experience of cutting-edge products within in an exciting new field.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The nature of the Product internship is wide-ranging, and the specific project you work on will be informed both by your skillset and current projects, but you could expect to work on any of the following:

• Conducting market research to gather new insights about emerging product directions and industry trends
• Working with our customers and engineering teams to understand and communicate the requirements for new versions of our products
• Managing the delivery of a feature for our flagship Quantum Error Correction products
• Deep collaboration across multi-functional teams - the cutting-edge problems we’re tackling sit right at the intersection of engineering, science, and product
• Designing and testing new business models for our product portfolio