# Software Engineering Intern

**Company:** [AfterQuery](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/afterquery)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $35 – $50/hr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Next.js, Python, JavaScript, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GCP, AWS, Serverless
**Posted:** 2025-11-17

> Software Engineering Intern builds and scales data infrastructure, including web/desktop workflows and high-throughput pipelines, collaborating on product strategy. Requires proficiency in JavaScript/Next.js, Python, cloud services, and caching/search tools; must work onsite in San Francisco.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and scale complex data capturing workflows across web (Next.js) and desktop (Python)
- Architect and optimize data pipelines that experience high throughput, with heavy loads
- Collaborate with the founding team to define product strategy and ship features fast
- Set engineering best practices and lay the groundwork for future team growth

## Required Qualifications
- Able to take a gap semester off and join our team in person in San Francisco
- Proficiency in **JavaScript (Next.js)** and **Python**, with demonstrated experience building full-stack web applications
- Experience with serverless architecture and cloud functions for implementing heavy data processing (**GCP/AWS**)
- Storage, caching & search: Hands-on with **Redis** (caching), **Elasticsearch** (indexing), and message queues (**Kafka/RabbitMQ**) to build scalable, low-latency pipelines
- Any background in AI research, LLM evaluation, or human-in-the-loop systems
- Experience getting your ideas into production (founder experience preferred)

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