Software Engineering Intern (Forward Deployed) | Summer 2026
About the role
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.
About Crustdata
Real-time B2B data via simple APIs
Required skills
Other roles at Crustdata
Job details
Salary
$4,000 - $8,000
Location
San Francisco, CA
Funding
Total raised
$6.5M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.