Applied AI Engineer Intern

Parspec • San Mateo, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Parspec is seeking an Applied AI Engineer Intern to join its AI team and work closely with Product and Engineering on real-world AI applications. The intern will apply modern AI and machine learning techniques to product problems such as understanding product specifications, improving recommendations, and exploring agentic AI workflows. The role offers hands-on experience designing, building, evaluating, and shipping AI systems using complex industry data and customer-facing workflows.

The intern will contribute to AI initiatives from problem framing through experimentation and implementation, and will work with Senior Applied AI Engineers and Product Managers to translate customer problems into technical approaches. The work supports Parspec’s efforts to help construction stakeholders interpret product specifications, evaluate materials, identify suitable products, compare options, and make procurement decisions. The position includes mentorship, meaningful product ownership, and opportunities to learn through regular feedback and collaboration.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a US-based, degree-seeking Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong familiarity with core ML/AI concepts and tooling, such as model training (LoRA/QLoRA) and evaluation, embeddings, RAG systems, and agentic frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, or related techniques.
• Strong familiarity with ranking and recommendation techniques.
• Hands-on experience applying AI or machine learning to real-world projects, including working with imperfect data, making tradeoffs, and iterating based on results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous problem spaces with guidance and mentorship.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to B2B SaaS products, especially workflow-heavy or operations-focused software.
• Interest in or exposure to construction industry workflows, including materials procurement.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to AI-driven initiatives from problem framing through experimentation and implementation.
• Build, prototype, evaluate, and iterate on models and AI-powered workflows for customer-facing product features.
• Partner with Senior Applied AI Engineers and Product Managers to translate real customer problems into technical approaches and tradeoffs.
• Analyze structured and unstructured data, including product specifications, documents, and metadata, to improve model performance.
• Document assumptions, results, and learnings to support cross-functional alignment and decision-making.

Benefits

• Competitive stipend for the duration of the internship.
• Hands-on ownership of meaningful product work that directly impacts customers.
• Mentorship from experienced Product, Design, and Engineering leaders.
• Flexible hybrid work environment supporting in-office collaboration and focused remote work.
• Exposure to a fast-growing AI-powered B2B SaaS company and real-world product decision-making.
• Opportunities for learning and professional development through regular feedback and collaboration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed