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San Francisco (Hybrid) | Part-time or Full-time, 3 months, with potential to convert
About RocketRide.ai
RocketRide is an SF-based AI startup pushing the boundaries of open source agentic workflows - helping developers build smarter systems that work for them. Our meta-harness connects automation, AI, and open collaboration into something fast, flexible, and deeply useful.
About This Role
We're searching for an AI Developer Intern for the fall term (mid-Sep through mid-Dec), who is technical, curious, and ready to get their hands dirty building real AI features. You'll collaborate closely with our engineering team to design, build, and ship AI-powered capabilities, from agentic workflows and LLM integrations to data pipelines and developer tooling. This is a meaningful role with real impact: the code you write will commit to open source and deploy to production, shaping how developers use RocketRide.
What You'll Do

• Design, build, test, and deploy AI software components including vision models, LLM integrations, agentic workflows, multimodal data pipelines, and similarity search.

• Leverage agentic AI code-generation tools to move fast without sacrificing code quality or reliability.

• Gain hands-on experience with open-source and proprietary AI tools, including agent frameworks like OpenClaw and CrewAI, graph databases like neo4j, agent skills, MCP and Cursor.

• Contribute to our open-source projects and help grow our developer community through Discord, online developer forums, and technical content. Assist with local AI tech events and community meetups.

• Collaborate with engineering, DevRel, and founders to ensure our systems support how real developers adopt and scale agentic AI in production.

What You'll Bring

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with a strong interest in Generative AI and/or Machine Learning.

• Hands-on software experience - you write solid code, build demos, and can engage credibly with developers at a technical level.

• Fluency with modern AI tools and a love of experimenting with them to solve real-world problems.

• Demonstrable understanding of LLMs, generative AI applications, and agentic AI concepts.

• Public contributions you're proud of - a GitHub project, personal site, plugin, or technical content.

• Familiarity with Python; exposure to C++ is a plus.

• Ability to work from our San Francisco office regularly (at least 3 days/week).

Why You'll Love This

• Impact: At our size and pace, the code you write moves the needle. You'll ship to production, not just a sandbox.

• Experience: Hands-on work with cutting-edge agentic AI tools, frameworks, and infrastructure - the real stack, not toy projects.

• Growth: We challenge ourselves every day to be better and go faster. You'll learn through collaboration, tech talks, and direct mentorship from experienced engineers and founders.

• Community: Build your network within SF's AI developer scene and connect with our growing open source community.

• Culture: Hybrid office/remote flexibility, fun outings, great downtown SF location, and a tight-knit team that takes the work seriously but has fun doing it.

• Path forward: Strong interns have the opportunity to convert to a full-time role.