About the role#
Zarna is hiring an AI Software Engineering Intern to help build AI associates for private equity firms. You will work directly with the founders and engineering team to own scoped projects and ship features used in real customer workflows. This role is for someone who has moved beyond tutorials and built something meaningful with AI.
What you'll do#
- Build AI-powered product features using Python, TypeScript, and modern language models.
- Develop agents that understand documents, emails, and other unstructured business data.
- Design and run evaluations that measure accuracy and reliability.
- Improve our web application and enterprise integrations.
- Test, deploy, and iterate on your work using customer feedback.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science.
- Hands-on AI experience through projects, research, or prior internships.
- Strong programming fundamentals in Python, TypeScript, or another modern language.
- Ability to learn unfamiliar systems and solve open-ended problems.
- High ownership, attention to detail, and comfort working at startup speed.
- Experience working at an early-stage startup.
- Experience with LLMs, agents, retrieval, or evaluation systems.
- Technical experience in financial services, investment banking, M&A, or private equity.
- A project, GitHub profile, or portfolio that demonstrates what you have built.
Location & details#
- Location: San Francisco, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Term: Rolling.
- Type: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: Paid.
About Zarna (YC F25)
Zarna is a technology company founded in 2025. Based in San Francisco, the firm develops AI associates for finance professionals. It serves private equity firms and M&A advisory firms. The team consists of 9 employees.
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