About the role#
Dedalus Labs builds persistent computers for AI agents. We are looking for engineers to join us in San Francisco for a full-time, three-month internship. You will work directly with our team on real infrastructure projects. You will take ownership of tasks, write production-quality code, and investigate difficult technical problems. We review applications on a rolling basis and invite high-potential engineers to join us throughout the year.
What you'll do#
- Build core compute and runtime primitives for AI agents.
- Develop virtualization, sandboxing, and isolation systems.
- Implement persistent state, storage, snapshotting, and recovery mechanisms.
- Develop low-latency scheduling and resource-management systems.
- Build networking and runtime infrastructure.
- Create profiling, debugging, benchmarking, and performance tooling.
- Write production-quality code in Rust, Go, C, or C++.
What you'll need#
- Sophomore standing or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
- Strong programming fundamentals.
- Experience building and debugging software in Rust, Go, C, or C++.
- Exposure to systems through coursework, research, open source, or self-directed projects.
- Curiosity about how operating systems, networks, storage, and runtimes work.
- Ability to investigate difficult bugs and reason clearly about tradeoffs.
- High agency, a capacity for fast learning, and a commitment to end-to-end ownership.
Location & details#
- Location: San Francisco, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Compensation: $7,800 to $8,667 per month.
- Status: Full-time internship.
About Dedalus Labs
Dedalus Labs develops infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents. The company provides a compute substrate that allows developers to run stateful agents on Linux virtual machines. Its platform supports persistent filesystems and eliminates cold starts. Founded in 2025, the business operates out of San Francisco with a team of 16 employees.
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