Software Engineering Intern

About this role

AfterQuery, a rapidly growing applied research lab supporting frontier AI development, seeks a Software Engineering Intern to build and scale data infrastructure for foundation model training. You'll own end-to-end projects working with the founding team in San Francisco, developing high-throughput data pipelines and web/desktop applications that directly impact AI model development.

What you'll do

• Build and scale data capturing workflows using Next.js and Python across web and desktop platforms
• Design and optimize high-throughput data pipelines handling heavy computational loads
• Collaborate with founding team on product strategy and rapid feature deployment
• Establish engineering best practices and infrastructure for team scaling
• Implement serverless architecture and cloud-based data processing solutions

What they're looking for

• JavaScript/Next.js
• Python
• Full-stack web development
• Serverless architecture (GCP/AWS)
• Redis, Elasticsearch, message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ)
• Data pipeline design
• Cloud functions and infrastructure
• AI/LLM systems (preferred)

Benefits

• Founding-stage opportunity with significant ownership of data infrastructure
• Work directly with experienced team from Meta, Google, Citadel Securities
• High-impact role shaping frontier AI model development
• Fast-growing company ($100M+ revenue run rate post-$30M Series A)