Introduction

We value candidates who have significant experience with managing complexity, working independently, and are motivated by hard problems.

What We Offer

The ability to have real impact on mission-critical workflows
The chance to use state-of-the-art tech to solve novel problems with mission partners
The opportunity to define your role through time as we grow
Competitive salary and equity upside with annual merit refreshes based on impact

Position Overview

As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll work alongside our engineering team to build ConductorAI’s core application: a user-facing web platform for large-scale document search, review, and AI-powered workflows. You’ll contribute to real production systems, including document-processing pipelines, agentic workflow execution, database scaling, and applications that push state-of-the-art LLMs to their limits.

This is a product engineering role as much as a systems role. You’ll help design and build intuitive interfaces for complex, document-centric workflows and see how the software you build is used to solve real problems across defense, government, and regulated commercial environments.

You won’t be confined to low-stakes intern projects. You’ll be trusted with meaningful work on our product’s critical path and given the opportunity to own features from problem definition through implementation. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers who will provide mentorship and technical guidance while giving you the autonomy to experiment, learn quickly, and take on increasingly challenging problems.

We’re looking for interns with strong computer science fundamentals, a generalist mindset, and the curiosity and drive to learn new technologies quickly. You’ll join a small, tight-knit technical team where interns work directly alongside full-time engineers and have meaningful visibility into how an early-stage company builds products, makes technical decisions, and scales.

This internship is intended to be a pathway to future opportunities at ConductorAI. Strong performers may have the opportunity to return for additional internships or co-ops or join the team full-time after graduation.

Location

This internship is open to candidates based in the US, with a strong preference for candidates who can work from our NYC or DC offices for the summer.

Key Responsibilities

Build and improve search, review, and AI-powered agents for accuracy and consistency
Build polished, reliable user-facing features in our Next.js/React application
Develop backend APIs, data models, and workflow execution paths that support responsive frontend experiences
Write high-quality, maintainable code alongside a small team of experienced engineers
Contribute to the design and architecture of production systems
Own meaningful features and technical problems from initial idea through implementation
Work closely with engineers, product teammates, and users to understand problems and help translate them into product improvements
Learn quickly, ask thoughtful questions, and take increasing ownership as you become familiar with our product and codebase

Qualifications

US citizenship required; this role supports work subject to US government contract obligations and export control regulations (ITAR/EAR)
Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
Strong computer science fundamentals and demonstrated software engineering ability through internships, coursework, research, projects, or other experience
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, with an ability and willingness to work across our Python and TypeScript/React stack
Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Product-minded approach with an interest in building software that is intuitive and useful
Proactive, high-ownership mindset and willingness to tackle challenging, ambiguous problems

Nice to Haves

Previous software engineering internship or meaningful experience building and shipping software
Experience with Python, TypeScript, React, or Next.js
Experience building with LLMs, AI agents, RAG, or other AI engineering techniques
Experience with backend systems, APIs, databases, or distributed systems
Familiarity with document processing or search/retrieval systems
Experience contributing to open-source software, research, technical clubs, hackathons, or substantial personal projects
Experience working in a startup or other fast-paced technical environment
Interest in defense, intelligence, national security, or other complex operational domains
Active or current security clearance

Missile Defense Jobs

Find Your Next Role

4 Open Positions

Missile Defense Salary Ranges

Companies Hiring for Missile Defense Roles

Where Missile Defense Jobs Are Located

Common Missile Defense Job Titles

Missile Defense Salary Ranges336

Companies Hiring for Missile Defense Roles8

Where Missile Defense Jobs Are Located6

Common Missile Defense Job Titles8