Software Project Manager InternPurple Business | Technical Project Management & Agile Operations Company: Purple Business Website: https://purplebusiness.in Role: Software Project Manager Intern Department: Product & Engineering

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Remote / Flexible Reporting To: Founder & Technical Leads About Purple BusinessPurple Business is an emerging AI startup building an AI-powered business growth platform to help small businesses grow through intelligent marketing, advertising, customer insights, and automation. We're looking for a highly organized, proactive, and execution-focused Software Project Manager Intern to coordinate our technical teams, manage development workflows, track project progress, and ensure that engineering priorities are delivered efficiently. You'll work closely with the founders, technical leads, Flutter developers, backend engineers, AI engineers, QA testers, and product designers to help build and launch the Purple Business platform. Key Roles & Responsibilities1. Kanban & Trello Board Management
• Create, organize, and maintain Trello boards and Kanban workflows for different engineering teams.
• Break down large projects, features, and development requirements into smaller, actionable tasks.
• Assign tasks to the appropriate team members in coordination with technical leads.
• Maintain clear task statuses, including Backlog, To Do, In Progress, Review, Testing, Blocked, and Completed.
• Ensure each task has a clear description, priority, owner, deadline, and expected deliverable.
• Regularly update boards to reflect actual development progress.
• Identify overdue tasks, blocked work, and incomplete deliverables. 2. Task Prioritization & Sprint Planning
• Work with the founders and engineering leads to understand product priorities and upcoming development milestones.
• Translate product requirements into actionable development plans and task lists.
• Help plan weekly sprints, development cycles, and release milestones.
• Prioritize tasks based on urgency, business impact, dependencies, and technical requirements.
• Ensure critical product features and high-priority bugs receive appropriate attention.
• Monitor sprint progress and coordinate adjustments when priorities change. 3. Workload & Resource Management
• Monitor task allocation and workload distribution across developers and technical teams.
• Identify overloaded team members and underutilized development capacity.
• Help distribute responsibilities based on individual skills, availability, and project priorities.
• Coordinate with technical leads to estimate task complexity and required development effort.
• Identify dependencies between Flutter, backend, AI, and QA teams.
• Recommend workload adjustments to improve efficiency and avoid unnecessary delays. 4. Progress Tracking & Team Communication
• Conduct frequent progress check-ins with developers, AI engineers, and QA team members.
• Organize regular standups, sprint reviews, and project coordination meetings.
• Collect updates on completed tasks, ongoing development, blockers, and upcoming priorities.
• Follow up on pending tasks and ensure team members communicate delays proactively.




• Maintain visibility into the progress of individual features and overall product development.
• Act as a communication bridge between the founders, engineering leads, and development teams.
• Share regular progress reports and highlight issues requiring founder attention. 5. Deadlines & Project Delivery
• Establish realistic deadlines and development milestones in collaboration with technical leads.
• Track whether assigned tasks are progressing according to agreed timelines.
• Identify potential delays early and coordinate appropriate corrective actions.
• Ensure development work moves through implementation, code review, testing, and completion.
• Coordinate with QA teams to track bugs, verify fixes, and support release readiness.
• Help maintain release checklists and monitor progress toward product launch milestones. 6. Technical Project Documentation
• Maintain organized project documentation, task descriptions, requirements, and meeting notes.
• Document technical dependencies, blockers, decisions, and changes in project scope.
• Ensure developers have sufficient information and acceptance criteria before starting tasks.
• Maintain a clear overview of completed features, ongoing work, and upcoming development priorities.
• Help create repeatable workflows and project management standards across technical teams. 7. Agile Process Improvement & Productivity
• Apply Agile, Scrum, and Kanban principles to improve development coordination.
• Identify inefficiencies in task management, communication, and engineering workflows.
• Monitor delivery metrics such as task completion rates, cycle time, blocked tasks, and sprint predictability.
• Research and implement project management best practices suitable for an early-stage technology startup.
• Explore AI-powered tools and automation to improve task tracking, reporting, meeting summaries, and project coordination.
• Work with the founders to continuously improve the productivity and execution efficiency of the engineering organization. Requirements
• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) and technical project management.
• Familiarity with Trello, Kanban boards, Agile methodology, and sprint planning.
• Ability to break down complex projects into clear, actionable tasks.
• Understanding of task prioritization, workload planning, deadlines, and project dependencies.
• Comfortable communicating frequently with developers and technical team members.
• Basic understanding of mobile app development, backend systems, APIs, AI integrations, and software testing.
• Ability to identify blockers, follow up on deliverables, and maintain accurate project records.




• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and a proactive approach to work.
• Ability to collaborate directly with founders and technical leads. Preferred Skills
• Experience managing software projects, student development teams, or technical initiatives.
• Familiarity with Jira, Linear, Notion, GitHub Projects, or similar tools.
• Basic understanding of Flutter, Node.js, APIs, Git, and software architecture.
• Experience with sprint planning, standups, project documentation, and release coordination.
• Familiarity with AI tools for project management and workflow automation. Key Expected Deliverables
• Organized Trello Boards: Clearly maintained Kanban boards for Flutter, backend, AI, QA, and other engineering workstreams.
• Task Breakdown & Allocation: Properly documented tasks with owners, priorities, deadlines, and dependencies.
• Weekly Development Plans: Clear objectives and deliverables for each engineering team.
• Regular Progress Updates: Consistent follow-ups with developers and technical leads.
• Founder Progress Reports: Summaries of completed work, ongoing tasks, blockers, delays, and upcoming priorities.
• Workload Tracking: Visibility into team availability, task allocation, and development capacity.
• Milestone & Deadline Tracking: Updated development timelines and release-readiness checklists.
• Process Improvements: Recommendations to improve engineering coordination and productivity. What You'll Gain
• Direct collaboration with the Purple Business founders and technical leadership.
• Hands-on experience coordinating the development of a real AI-powered mobile application.
• Practical exposure to Flutter, backend engineering, AI development, and software quality assurance.
• Experience managing Kanban boards, sprints, technical tasks, and release milestones.
• Opportunities to develop leadership, communication, planning, and project execution skills.
• Exposure to startup product development and cross-functional engineering collaboration. Who We're Looking ForWe're looking for someone who is highly organized, proactive, disciplined, and passionate about getting things done. You should enjoy planning work, coordinating people, maintaining clear priorities, and ensuring that projects move forward consistently. You don't need to be an expert programmer, but you should be comfortable understanding technical discussions and translating them into structured tasks and execution plans. We're particularly interested in individuals who can take ownership of project coordination, independently identify issues, maintain regular communication with the team, and help everyone work more effectively. Our goal is to build a highly productive engineering organization where every developer knows what to work on, priorities are transparent, progress is visible, and product development moves forward efficiently.

How to Apply
Share your resume, LinkedIn profile, and any previous experience managing projects, technical teams, student initiatives, or Agile development workflows. Experience using Trello, Jira, Notion, or similar project management tools will be an advantage.

📌 Software Project Manager Intern (Hyderabad)
🏢 Purple Business
📍 Hyderabad