Software Engineer Intern
MindFort AI (YC X25) · Los Angeles, CA · 3 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$4k–$7k/moInternship
About the role
We’re hiring a Software Engineer Intern with a strong focus on backend and AI. You’ll help architect and scale our AI Security Agent systems from the ground up. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role: as one of our earliest engineers, you’ll shape not just our product, but also our engineering culture and standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build end-to-end applications using modern LLM frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, or custom).
- Arcitect and maintain scalable backend systems (Python, APIs, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Orchestrate reasoning, prompt flows, and memory mechanisms to build reliable AI agents.
- Integrate AI models into production environments with real users at scale.
- Write clean, maintainable backend code and build complex features with performance in mind.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks to keep systems fast and resilient.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
- Strong software engineering skills with deep Python expertise.
- Experience with LLMs, AI agents, and AI libraries.
- Solid knowledge of API design, databases (Postgres), and backend systems.
- Experience deploying and scaling AI in production.
- Strong communication skills and proven ability to thrive in small, cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- Experience training and serving LLM models.
- Background in cybersecurity, web vulnerabilities, or security tools.
- Prior startup or early-stage experience as a software engineer.