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Software Engineer Intern

San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteInternshipJunior / Entry-level$5,200–$10,400 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup

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Role summary

Bluejay is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to architect and develop systems for conversational AI agents, including voice and multimodal systems. The intern will design scalable AWS infrastructure to handle real-time conversations and develop algorithms for safety, reliability, and alignment. This role involves close collaboration with founders and customers to shape product direction and technical architecture. The ideal candidate is a builder with experience in AI/ML, NLP, or LLMs, comfortable with end-to-end system ownership and tackling ambiguous technical challenges in a fast-moving startup environment.

### **What You’ll Do**

* **Build the brains.** Architect and develop systems that simulate, analyze, and evaluate conversational AI agents, including voice and multimodal systems.
* **Scale for the real world.** Design resilient, scalable infrastructure using AWS (Lambda, EC2, WebSockets, WebRTC) to handle thousands of real-time conversations.
* **Engineer trust.** Develop algorithms and pipelines that surface insights, detect failure modes, and ensure agents are safe, reliable, and aligned with human intent.
* **Collaborate deeply.** Work closely with the founders, customers, and the entire team to shape product direction and technical architecture.

### **Who You Are**

* A builder who has designed and shipped projects in AI/ML, especially in NLP, LLMs, or conversational AI.
* Comfortable owning end-to-end systems—from rapid prototyping to production-ready deployments.
* Excited by the challenge of building highly scalable, real-time systems.
* A creative problem-solver who loves tackling ambiguous technical challenges.
* Entrepreneurial, scrappy, and energized by working on a small, fast-moving team.
* Passionate about building technology that’s trustworthy and safe.

### **Why Bluejay**

* Join a rocket ship backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors.
* Shape the core technology and culture of the company.
* Work on hard, fascinating problems at the frontier of AI safety and reliability.
* Collaborate with a talented team who are former AI engineers from Microsoft and AWS.
* Competitive compensation.
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