Micro-internships @ Colab

Micro-internships

Micro-internships.
Real work. Real compensation.

You don’t “apply and pray.” You train, ship proof in a sprint, then work with companies on scoped projects.

  • âś… Paid work
  • ⏰ 3-months
  • 🧾 Proof-first screening
  • 🧠 No cut from your pay
Request screening → See the process

20 mins · rapid fire · camera on

What are micro-internships?

Short. Real. Paid.

Micro-internships are short, scoped, paid work engagements.
At Colab, you don’t get “placed” — you get trained, you hit sprint objectives, and then you work with companies on real tasks with clear deliverables.
You get compensated for your work. Colab takes nothing from your salary.

Training → Proof → Company work Paid work 0% cut by Colab
The process

Train → hit sprint objectives → work with companies

1
Get trained

Learn the operating rhythm: shipping weekly, feedback loops, ownership, and how to deliver in real teams.

Pressure + correction
2
Achieve sprint objectives

Pick one target (feature shipped, growth experiment, data pipeline, outreach system) and build receipts.

Proof you can show
3
Work with companies

Once you have proof, we match you to scoped work where you can execute fast and be evaluated on output.

Scoped deliverables

Micro-internships depend on your output + company availability. We don’t sell guarantees. We build leverage.

Compensation

Yes, you get paid. And no — we don’t take a cut.

Colab does not take anything from your salary.

If you’re doing company work through a micro-internship, you keep 100% of what the company pays you.

  • Paid via stipend / hourly / project basis (depends on company + scope)
  • Work is scoped: clear output, clear deadline, clear expectations
  • You’re evaluated on deliverables, not “potential”
Roles

What kind of micro-internships can you expect?

Software Engineering

Shipped features, PRs, bugs, ownership slices in real repos.

PRs · shipped
Backend / API

Endpoints, auth, integrations, reliability improvements.

APIs · integrations
Data Engineering

Pipelines, ETL, dashboards, tracking foundations.

ETL · analytics
Marketing

Content engines, campaigns, positioning, distribution tests.

distribution
Growth

Funnels, experiments, acquisition loops, retention improvements.

experiments

You won’t be judged on “potential.” You’ll be judged on what you shipped.

Where fellows are now

Not a flex. Proof the pipeline works.

Outcomes vary by cohort and individual output.

If you want real work, stop building in private.

Get trained. Ship proof. Earn scoped opportunities.

Request screening →

We’ll ask what you want to prove in 8 weeks.