Applied AI Research Intern at YC Backed US Startup

AI ResearcherLocation: Remote (India) | Hours: US Shift (EST/PST) | Type: 6 month PAID InternshipAbout UsWe're a YC-backed venture studio building AI-powered SaaS products across healthcare, sales, and business automation. We move fast, ship weekly, and push the boundaries of what's possible with AI.We're looking for an AI Researcher to design and build the intelligent systems powering our product suite—from agentic workflows to production-grade AI pipelines.About the RoleYou'll research, prototype, and ship AI systems that solve real business problems. This isn't pure research—you'll take ideas from paper to production. You'll work across our portfolio of products, building the AI that makes them intelligent.What you'll work on:Designing and implementing agentic workflows using AI SDK, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or similar frameworksBuilding multi-agent systems for complex task orchestrationDeveloping RAG pipelines for domain-specific knowledge retrievalFine-tuning and prompt engineering LLMs for production use casesCreating AI-powered voice agents and conversational systemsImplementing tool-use patterns and function calling architecturesEvaluating model performance and building testing frameworksStaying current with AI research and translating papers into production featuresMust HaveStrong engineering fundamentals – CS degree or equivalent experienceHands-on experience with LLMs – OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source modelsProficiency in Python – async programming, API developmentExperience with agentic frameworks – AI SDK, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similarUnderstanding of RAG architectures – vector databases, embeddings, retrieval strategiesPrompt engineering expertise – structured outputs, chain-of-thought, few-shot learningExecuting mindset – you ship working systems, not just experimentsHardworking and reliable – fast-paced startup with real deadlinesAbility to commit 40+ hours/week in US hours (EST/PST)Nice to HaveExperience with voice AI (Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Assembly AI)Background in healthcare or sales tech domainsFamiliarity with TypeScript and Vercel AI SDKExperience with model fine-tuning and evaluation frameworksPublished research or open-source contributions in AI/MLKnowledge of real-time streaming and WebSocket architecturesTech Stack You'll UseLLM Providers: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Groq, open-source modelsFrameworks: AI SDK, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAIVector DBs: Pinecone, Weaviate, QdrantInfrastructure: Python, FastAPI, Node.js, SupabaseVoice: Deepgram, ElevenLabs, TwilioWhy Join UsBuild AI that ships to production, not just prototypesWork across multiple products—healthcare AI, sales automation, voice agentsHigh autonomy and direct impact on company growthStay at the cutting edge of agentic AI systems

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