About the role#
As an intern at Nooks, you will ship production code on your first day. You will work across the stack to build features that make a measurable impact. Engineers here own projects from the initial idea through to deployment and iteration. You will collaborate with product, design, and customers to solve real-world problems.
What you'll do#
- Design, build, and ship features using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Python.
- Own projects from initial idea through deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
- Work directly with customers to understand their needs and turn feedback into product improvements.
- Build products that power agent-building, real-time collaboration, enterprise-scale workflows, and human-agent interaction.
- Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our platform.
- Develop low-latency voice AI for live calls and coaching.
- Work across the entire agent development lifecycle, including simulations, evals, and feedback loops.
- Improve agent efficiency and cost through better design and context engineering.
- Write clean, maintainable code and contribute thoughtful feedback during reviews.
What you'll need#
- Completing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Demonstrated experience building software or agents through internships, research, open source, startups, or personal projects.
- Ability to push through difficult technical problems.
- A genuine interest in the impact of your work on the people using it.
- A desire to learn new technologies and apply them to solve problems.
- Ability to thrive in environments where engineers take ownership of their work.
- Strong collaboration skills with a truth-seeking and low-ego approach.
- Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly.
- Experience with React, TypeScript, Node.js, or Python is a plus.
Location & details#
- Locations: San Francisco, California or Seattle, Washington.
- Work Modality: On-site or hybrid.
- Employment Type: Full-time intern.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: $120,000 annual rate, plus equity.
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, plus unlimited paid time off.
About Nooks
Nooks is a veteran owned small business founded in 2021. It operates in the defense and space manufacturing industry. The company develops classified infrastructure as a service solutions for government and industry clients. It maintains a staff of 11 to 50 employees.
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