About the role#
This internship focuses on the development of our AI quoting agent. You will work directly with product leadership to bridge the gap between customer needs and technical execution. Quoting is a manual, complex process for our users, and you will help determine how an AI agent can handle these tasks reliably. You will own a project from discovery through to an engineering-ready specification and help define our business model for AI-powered work.
What you'll do#
- Interview distributor and rep agency users to map quoting workflows, including the workarounds and judgment calls involved.
- Identify where AI agents add value and where human oversight remains necessary.
- Create a prioritized, evidence-backed plan for agent development.
- Build and test prototypes with real users to validate agent workflows.
- Translate customer needs into technical requirements and engineering-ready specifications.
- Define success metrics for accuracy, time saved, trust, and adoption.
- Establish release criteria and evaluate agent reliability on real-world scenarios.
- Analyze usage behavior, service costs, and the value the agent creates.
- Study AI pricing models and present a recommendation to leadership regarding how Parspec should charge for agentic work.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing or recently completed an undergraduate or graduate degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Strong analytical skills, including comfort with usage data, unit economics, and pricing trade-offs.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems into structured work plans.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience running customer interviews and writing technical specs.
- An ownership mentality, demonstrated by taking projects from initial questions to completed results.
- A genuine interest in AI products, including experience using them and the ability to explain their strengths and weaknesses.
- Preferred: Experience in product management, consulting, software engineering, or startup operating roles.
- Preferred: Hands-on experience building with or evaluating LLMs and AI agents.
- Preferred: Exposure to B2B SaaS business models, pricing, or product discovery methods.
- Preferred: Interest in construction, building materials, industrial distribution, or vertical SaaS.
Location & details#
- Location: San Mateo, California.
- Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment: Full-time, paid internship.
- Term: Rolling.
About Parspec
Parspec operates in the construction software sector. Founded in 2021, the company maintains a database of construction product information to assist with supply chain management. It serves builders, manufacturers, and designers from its base in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm employs between 51 and 200 people.
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