Software Engineer Intern

Ventrilo.ai is developing an AI-powered platform focused on innovative human-computer interaction. The Software Engineer Intern will design and build intuitive, highly interactive interfaces for AI experiences, owning software components from prototype through production and contributing to architecture, security, and product delivery.

What you'll do:

• Design and architecture for new and existing software components
• Take end-to-end ownership of new code from prototype to production
• Participate in architecture reviews, identify risks, and advocate for simplicity of design
• Ship production-grade code to daily active users
• As part of our small team, you’ll not only contribute but also gain a unique, behind-the-scenes view of a startup’s full journey — influencing our growth from the ground up
• Work on fun and technically challenging projects to deliver impactful projects on popular browsers
• Contributing to a team that upholds high standards of engineering excellence
• Build cool things!

What they're looking for:

• You have passion and expertise for building things
• One or more years of experience as a software engineer or have built significant side projects independently that demonstrate strong technical skills, creativity, and initiative
• Power user of applications powered by LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude Code, Gemini, CoPilot, Cursor)
• Solid software engineering fundamentals, including knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Proficiency in JavaScript (with a preference for TypeScript) and/or Python are essential
• A knack for solving complex problems with simple solutions
• Working knowledge of building secure systems and implementing industry-standard security best practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Working on-site in the Menlo Park office
• Understanding fundamental React principles is a plus