About the role#
As a Forward Deployed Software Engineering Intern, you will act as a technical partner to our revenue and product teams. You will focus on bridging the gap between our technology and customer needs by building prototypes, shipping integrations, and creating tools that help us deliver value to users.
What you'll do#
- Build rapid prototypes and proof-of-concept projects for prospects.
- Create demo tooling and reusable templates to assist the sales process.
- Implement turnkey integrations including APIs, pipelines, and dashboards.
- Connect Crustdata to external customer systems and third-party tools.
- Develop AI agents to support internal sales and customer success workflows.
- Turn successful prototypes into repeatable reference implementations.
- Write documentation and playbooks for internal and external use.
- Provide feedback to the Product and Engineering teams.
- Join occasional on-site workshops.
What you'll need#
- An undergraduate degree or equivalent background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics.
- Strong coding skills in Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
- Experience building projects end-to-end, whether through personal projects, open source, hackathons, research, or previous internships.
- Solid technical fundamentals and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Familiarity with SQL, data warehousing, or API integrations is a plus.
Location & details#
- This role is based on-site in San Francisco, California.
- The internship is a full-time, paid position.
- We offer rolling start dates.
About Crustdata (YC F24)
Crustdata provides real-time company and people data through APIs and webhooks. The firm supports developers building AI agents for sales, recruitment, and investment platforms. Founded in 2024, the company operates out of San Francisco. It employs 42 people and maintains a team size between 11 and 50 staff members.
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