Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship
Internship for Forward Deployed Software Engineers who embed with customers to build and deploy custom software, AI, and LLM solutions for mission-critical problems. Requires strong programming skills, preferred engineering degree, and graduation in late 2026/early 2027. Involves 25-50% travel and end-to-end project ownership.
About the job
Core Responsibilities
- Solve mission-critical problems by deploying software and AI into high-stakes operations of leading institutions.
- Work in small, high-trust teams and own projects end-to-end, from initial customer conversations to shipping products that change operations.
- Collaborate with engineers on architecture and design decisions.
- Wrestle with data at scales that demand invention.
- Build custom applications, LLM workflows, and production solutions tailored to specific customer needs.
- Own relationships with stakeholders from end users to executives.
As an intern, you will have real ownership and autonomy from day one, without being shielded from customers or challenges.
What We Value
- Drive to solve customer problems, including going where needed (expect 25-50% travel).
- Agency: learn continuously, make decisions with incomplete information.
- Embrace ambiguity in mixed technical/non-technical teams with shifting objectives.
- Intrinsic motivation to solve hard technical problems (data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks).
- Ruthless goal orientation: push past, rewrite, or discard product boundaries.
What We Require
- Engineering degree preferred (Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, Data Science).
- Proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
- Must be graduating in December 2026 or Spring 2027.
Skills
Python, Java, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, LLMs, Data Structures, Cloud Infrastructure, Front-End Frameworks
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