Jobs · Engineering · California

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.

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