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Brief #64974Updated 21 AUG 2026SAN FRANCISCO, CAYcY COMBINATOR
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AI Software Engineering Intern

Zarna offers an AI agent that automates sourcing, diligence, and portfolio workflows for private equity and investment firms.

Location
San Francisco, CA
Company size
5–10
Posted
3w ago
Via
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AI Software Engineering Intern

Zarna· San Francisco, CA, USView company profile

Job title
AI Software Engineering Intern
Job location
San Francisco, CA, US
Job listing URL
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zarna/jobs/XFa8DgK-ai-software-engineering-intern
Job description
\## About the Role Zarna is hiring an AI Software Engineering Intern to help build AI associates for private equity firms. You will work with the founders and engineering team, own scoped projects, and ship features used in real customer workflows. This role suits a student or graduate who has moved beyond tutorials and built something meaningful with AI. \## What You’ll Work On \- 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 We’re Looking For \- 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 \## Nice to Have \- 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 \## Why Zarna You will work close to the product and its users, receive direct feedback from the founding team, and contribute to production systems from the start. You will leave the internship with shipped work and experience building AI for complex business problems.
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Where this role is based

San Francisco, CA

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Zarna headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Company size

5–10 employees

Founded

2025

Total raised

$500,000

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Funding rounds

Investors

Y Combinator