AI Platform Engineer Intern – Summer 2027

Global Brain Corporation

. Build and improve backend services and APIs, including REST, gRPC, and event-driven systems .

Posted 10/30/2026internshipSan Francisco • California • United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming while building backend services and APIs. Proficient in programming languages such as Go, TypeScript, and Python, with a focus on developing reliable, data-intensive applications and tools.

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Backend Service DevelopmentAPI DesignData StructuresObject-Oriented ProgrammingDistributed Systems

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Hard Skills

GoTypeScriptPythonJavaC++Data StructuresAlgorithmsObject-Oriented ProgrammingAPI DevelopmentTesting

Tools & Technologies

GitCloud DeploymentContainerization

Industry Keywords

Backend ServicesAPIsEvent-Driven SystemsData PipelinesAI InferenceTechnical DesignSystem DesignObservabilityLatency ImprovementReliability Concepts

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGRPCJavaPythonRustTypeScriptC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve backend services and APIs, including REST, gRPC, and event-driven systems
Take scoped features from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
Develop modular, reusable platform components and developer-facing tooling
Work with databases, queues, caches, and distributed systems
Improve latency, throughput, reliability, and cost through profiling, observability, and system design
Contribute to systems supporting AI inference, data pipelines, and customer-facing workflows
Partner with Product, ML, Infrastructure, and customer-facing teams on technical solutions
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical problem-solving
Work on backend services and platform capabilities powering Brain Co.'s AI applications

Requirements

What you’ll need

Current undergraduate junior or senior graduating no later than June 2028
Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, systems, and databases
Experience building software in Go, TypeScript, Rust, Python, Java, C++, or a similar language
Experience building a backend service, API, data-intensive application, or developer tool through coursework, an internship, research, or a personal project
Understanding of or eagerness to learn API design, databases, distributed systems, and reliability concepts
Comfortable with Git, testing, and debugging
Interest in cloud or containerized deployment
Ability to work full-time for the entire co-op period January 11–April 30, 2027 in San Francisco, CA
Current legal authorization to work in the US

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive internship compensation
Hands-on mentorship from experienced AI engineers and researchers
Opportunity to work on real production systems used globally
Potential return-offer consideration for future internships or full-time roles
Daily lunches (if onsite)