Software Engineering Intern (Forward Deployed) | Summer 2026

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Location: San Francisco, CA
Company size: 20–50
Posted: 2mo ago
Via: Yc

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Software Engineering Intern (Forward Deployed) | Summer 2026

Crustdata· San Francisco, CA, USView company profile

Job title: Software Engineering Intern (Forward Deployed) | Summer 2026
Job location: San Francisco, CA, US
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/crustdata/jobs/xNllWNH-software-engineering-intern-forward-deployed-summer-2026
Job description: ### About Crustdata The way information on the internet is consumed is changing - from humans searching pre-crawled pages to AI agents doing real-time targeted crawling from sources of truth. But there’s no “Google” for AI agents… yet. At Crustdata, we’re building that. We serve 300+ customers and we’re growing fast. Backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, SV Angel, A Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Our mission: be the default way AI agents interface with the internet. ## What you’ll do You’ll be a technical partner to revenue and product teams: build rapid prototypes and demo tooling, ship customer integrations, and turn those into repeatable solutions that help customers (and help us close deals). * Build rapid prototypes and POCs for prospects * Create demo tooling + reusable templates to accelerate sales * Implement turnkey integrations (APIs, pipelines, dashboards) and hand off to Customer Success * Connect Crustdata to customer systems + third-party tools * Turn prototypes into repeatable reference implementations into the product * Build AI agents for internal sales and customer success workflows * Share feedback with Product & Engineering and write docs/playbooks * (Optional) Join occasional on-site workshops ## Who you are We care way more about ability and hustle than years of experience. * Undergrad (or equivalent) CS/EE/Math background * Strong coding skills in **Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript** * Comfortable building real things end-to-end (projects, OSS, hackathons, research, prior internships - all count) * Solid fundamentals + you learn fast * Bonus: SQL/data curiosity (warehouses/ETL/analytics), APIs/integrations ## Why this internship is different * **You ship.** You’ll work on real customer problems with real stakes. * **You learn fast.** Small team, high trust, direct founder access. * **You matter.** Your work will influence product direction and revenue. * **Future upside.** Strong interns are top-of-list for full-time. If you want an internship where you ship real stuff that customers use (and you work directly with founders), this is it.

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