// for engineering students and new grads
Proof you can build.
Banana is a portfolio for the things you’ve made: CAD that turns in 3D, the build log behind it, and credit for your part of the team. Professors and engineers endorse the skills they can see, and local companies post paid problems you can take on.
Class projects count. So does the thing you built two summers ago.
Motor mount for a rover arm
Mechanical junior, robotics club
- SolidWorks 9
- Design for manufacturing 5
- FEA 4
Endorsed by a verified professor, which counts 3×
// what it shows
What a resume and GitHub can’t show.
A resume line says “designed a motor mount.” Banana shows the part, how you got there and who saw it work. Keep your GitHub, and link it.
- CAD people can pick up and turn
- Upload an STL, OBJ, 3MF or GLB and it spins right on your project, like the one above. No viewer to install.
- The build, not just the result
- Build logs show what you tried, what broke and what you changed. That’s what hardware interviews ask about.
- Your part of the team
- Formula SAE, rocketry, capstone: tag who did suspension and who did the chassis, and each person gets credit on their own profile.
- A resume that keeps itself current
- Export your portfolio as a one-page PDF, with dates, roles and endorsed skills already filled in.
// endorsements
Endorsements you can check.
People endorse the specific skills a project shows, not you in general. Teammates can’t endorse their own project, and verified professors and companies count three times as much, with their name on it.
| Who endorses | How we know | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| Another engineerAny signed-in engineer who isn’t on your team | Any signed-in engineer who isn’t on your team | 1× |
| Verified professorConfirmed through their university email and faculty page | Confirmed through their university email and faculty page | 3× |
| Verified companyConfirmed through their work email | Confirmed through their work email | 3× |
// bounties
Real problems, with a reward attached.
If you’re a student
Pick up a well-scoped problem from a local company or another engineer: a jig redesign, a test fixture, a PCB review. Apply on your own or with your squad, deliver the work, and get paid for something you can show.
Create your free accountIf you’re a company or a lab
Post a small task with a reward and what counts as done. You pick who works on it, your files stay private until then, and you see real work before you make an internship offer. Verify your work email and your bounties are marked Sponsored.
Post your first bountyStart with one project you’re proud of.
It’s free. You can backdate older work, and add the write-up later.