2026 Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow na Kleiner Perkins

The Kleiner Perkins (KP) Fellows Program recognizes the importance of providing next-generation leaders with engineering opportunities. The KP Fellows program introduces students interested in technology and entrepreneurship to contribute to and learn from growing startups that we believe in, while receiving support from a community of peers and industry leaders.

As a KP Fellow you will work directly with a Kleiner Perkins portfolio company. You’ll have an incredible summer experience which includes a curated founder speaker series, entrepreneurial workshops, and community building events. After the program, you will join an alumni community of 1,000+ up-and-coming technology leaders and successful founders, and receive continual support from KP for your entrepreneurial endeavors.

Applications are now open until 11:59pm PST on October 10. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

What We're Looking For

• Experience launching a meaningful product/project from scratch

• Self-starters eager to make an impact

• Position(s) of influence in campus organization or other programs

• Degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics or other fields related to software engineering

• Candidates available to be in the San Francisco Bay Area during their summer internships

What to expect

• September 10 - October 10: Applications for KP Fellows are open.

• By end of October: We’ll let applicants know if they have made it to the next stage of our process. Selected candidates will be shared with our Portcos with open internship positions.

• By December: We’ll let applicants know if they have been selected for video interviews with KP Fellows Alumni and Staff.

About Kleiner Perkins

For five decades we have partnered with founders to build iconic companies that made history, including Figma, Rippling, Amazon, DoorDash, EA, Genentech, Google, Intuit, and Slack. Today, Kleiner Perkins continues that legacy, investing in founders with bold ideas that span industries and continents, partnering with them from inception to IPO and beyond to maximize the potential of their ideas, and make history. For more information, visit www.kleinerperkins.com and follow us @kleinerperkins.