Sabi / Education for Equality — SWE Intern Application (Fall 2026 – Spring 2027)
🏛️ Software Engineering Intern (Voice AI & Distributed Telephony)
Organization: Education for Equality / Sabi (Social Impact EdTech)
Location: Remote / Middletown, CT (Hybrid flexibility)
Hours: 5 – 10 hours/week (Fall 2026 – Spring 2027) with potential Summer 2027 full-time track
Compensation: Paid Stipend / Course Credit Available via Wesleyan CSPL 493 (0.25 credit)
About Sabi & Education for Equality:
Education for Equality (E4E) is a social venture founded at Wesleyan University (backed by the Patricelli Center New Venture Award and the MIT Africa Business Challenge). We are solving foundational learning poverty for 33 million children across Sub-Saharan Africa who lack smartphones and internet access.
Our core product, Sabi, is a voice-first AI tutor that children talk to over standard, toll-free 2G phone calls (+234 201 700 1459). Sabi conducts interactive, adaptive math and reading lessons using localized accents and pedagogies.
What You’ll Work On:
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Realtime Voice Pipeline: Build and optimize WebSockets and bidirectional audio streaming using Google Gemini Live (
gemini-flash-live-preview), Whisper, and TTS engines under high-latency network conditions. - ● Telephony Infrastructure: Integrate Africa's Talking SIP trunks with Asterisk/FreePBX Linux servers hosted in South Africa to ensure 99.5% call reliability over 2G/3G telco networks.
- ● Data & Learning Analytics: Build automated progress tracking, session scoring, and student mastery pipelines in Python, FastAPI, and Supabase (PostgreSQL).
- ● AI Safeguarding: Implement real-time latency monitoring, guardrails, and automated emergency escalation logging.
What We’re Looking For:
- ✓ Current Wesleyan student (majoring or interested in Computer Science, Data Analysis, or related technical fields).
- ✓ Proficiency in Python and familiarity with backend frameworks (FastAPI, Flask) or JavaScript/Node.js.
- ✓ Familiarity with REST APIs, WebSockets, or relational databases (PostgreSQL/Supabase).
- ✓ A builder's mindset: you love testing your code, shipping real features to production, and measuring real-world impact.
- ✓ Excitement for voice AI, telephony, and making frontier AI accessible to underserved global communities.
Bonus Points (Not Required):
- + Experience with Linux server administration (Docker, Ubuntu).
- + Exposure to telecom/VoIP concepts (SIP, RTP, Asterisk) or audio streaming.
- + Personal or cultural connection to the African educational landscape or West African dialects.
How to Apply:
Submit your resume and a short note (or links to GitHub / previous projects) via Handshake or to naomi@eduforequality.org with the subject line: SWE Intern Application — [Your Name].
You can also complete the application form directly below or via our Google Application Form ↗.
Submit Your Application
Takes 3 minutes. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Received!
Thank you for applying to Sabi. Naomi Ivie ('27) will review your GitHub and technical background. Selected candidates will receive an invitation for a 20-minute chat in Exley / Patricelli Center.