Growth
Market & Community Research Intern
We are looking for a Market & Community Research Intern who is curious about the internet, enjoys finding interesting conversations and can turn online discussions into actionable opportunities for the team.
Selfhost.dev is a managed backend infrastructure platform where developers and teams can run their backend, databases and applications from one dashboard without managing servers themselves. We give developers fully managed database services, app hosting, cache services and more with transparent pay-as-you-go pricing.
In this role, you will research conversations across Reddit, LinkedIn, X, forums, developer communities and other online channels to identify people and teams actively discussing problems Selfhost.dev can solve. You will help us discover relevant conversations early, understand what people are looking for and find places where our team can genuinely contribute.
What you'll do
- Monitor Reddit, LinkedIn, X, developer communities, forums and other online platforms for relevant conversations.
- Search for people discussing databases, PostgreSQL, cloud infrastructure, hosting, DevOps, backend development and related technical problems.
- Identify high-intent conversations where Selfhost.dev could be useful.
- Maintain a structured list of relevant posts, conversations, users, companies and opportunities.
- Research the context behind each conversation to understand what the person is actually looking for.
- Share relevant conversations with the team along with a brief summary of the opportunity.
- Where appropriate, participate in conversations through thoughtful, useful and non-spammy comments.
- Track responses and engagement from conversations we participate in.
- Identify recurring questions, pain points and trends across communities, then share those insights with product and marketing.
- Experiment with new search queries, platforms, communities and ways of discovering relevant conversations.
- Build and maintain a simple research database or tracker of findings and opportunities.
You'll be a fit if
- You are naturally curious and enjoy exploring the internet to find information others might miss.
- You have strong research and information-finding skills.
- You know how to use Google, Reddit, LinkedIn, X, forums and other online communities effectively.
- You can recognize when an online conversation represents a real problem or potential opportunity.
- You have strong written communication skills and can write clear, contextual, human-sounding comments.
- You are comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
- You are organized and can maintain structured research and tracking.
- You pay attention to details and can distinguish meaningful conversations from irrelevant noise.
- You have an interest in technology, SaaS, developer tools, cloud infrastructure or startups.
- You are willing to learn technical concepts and understand the problems our customers face.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Reddit communities, LinkedIn, X, Hacker News, GitHub, Stack Overflow or developer forums.
- Basic understanding of PostgreSQL, databases, AWS, cloud infrastructure, DevOps or developer tools.
- Experience with market research, lead research, community management, social listening or business research.
- Experience using tools such as Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable or a similar research tracker.
- Previous experience identifying leads, prospects or business opportunities through online research.
- A genuine interest in the startup and developer ecosystem.
Why join us
- Flexible work-from-home environment.
- Opportunity to work on a real product used by customers.
- Hands-on exposure to market research, community-led growth, SaaS and developer products.
- Learn how real customer problems are discovered and translated into product and business opportunities.
- Work closely with product, engineering and growth teams.
- Long-term opportunity based on performance.
- Collaborative and growth-oriented team.
Apply with
- Updated resume.
- Any relevant market research, lead generation or community projects (optional).
- LinkedIn profile (optional).
Work location: Remote
Team Selfhost.dev
August 29, 2026