Founding Engineer Intern

About the Role A fast-growing, pre-seed AI startup in the talent acquisition and HR tech space is looking for a Founding Engineer Intern to help build and ship features daily alongside the CTO. The company is building a fully agentic system to automate the headhunting process end-to-end — connecting top talent directly with founders and hiring managers, bypassing traditional job applications entirely. This is a high-ownership, high-velocity role in a founder-driven culture. You'll work in a hacker-house / remote-forward setup and have direct, measurable impact on the core product from day one. What You'll Do Build and ship end-to-end features to production on a daily cadence. Collaborate closely with the CTO and founding team, owning components from ideation through deployment. Develop and iterate on a fully agentic system that automates headhunting end-to-end. Engage directly with users to measure impact on hiring speed and experience. Contribute to a fast, high-output, low-ego engineering culture. Work in a hacker-house setup, including potential stints in LatAm locations. What We're Looking For Required: At least 6 months of hands-on experience with React and TypeScript . Experience with Cursor, Supabase, Prisma, and Typesense in a production React/TypeScript stack. Full-stack profile — not primarily an ML engineer and not heavily siloed in a single language (e.g., Python, C++). Strong ownership mindset with the ability to take features from ideation all the way to production. Background in or demonstrated experience with entrepreneurial, fast-moving, "hacky" environments. Currently enrolled in or pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Something outstanding on your profile — top GPA, strong university, notable projects, or an active GitHub. Open to working in hacker houses in Latin America. Willing to work 7 days per week. Nice to Have: Portfolio or sample projects demonstrating full-stack development and open-source contributions. Compensation & Benefits Compensation details have not been specified for this role. Equity and/or stipend may be discussed during the interview process. Visa sponsorship is available. Location This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, CA , with a hacker-house culture that may include working sessions in Latin America. The team operates in a high-intensity, in-person-forward environment.