Software Engineering Intern

At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers.

In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we've deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business.

Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.

Our growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. Our operating principles guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive  you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career.

The Role

Podium is looking for a motivated and talented Software Engineering Intern to join our engineering team and help build the future of local business communication.

Podium is a leader in the AI agentic software space, helping local businesses automate customer interactions, improve conversion, and deliver better customer experiences  AI products already represent more than $100M in AI ARR, and we are continuing to invest heavily in building intelligent, reliable, and high-impact software that transforms how businesses operate.

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on real production systems that serve thousands of businesses and millions of customer interactions. You will contribute across product features, backend services, infrastructure, data systems, and AI-powered experiences. You will learn quickly, ship meaningful work, and collaborate with experienced engineers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional partners.

This role is ideal for someone who is excited to solve real customer problems, build scalable software, grow rapidly as an engineer, and contribute to products that are shaping the next generation of business automation.

What you will be doing:

* Build, test, and ship high-quality software used by local businesses every day.

* Design and implement product features, backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure that support reliable customer experiences at scale.

* Work on systems that power high-volume, real-time customer interactions across channels such as messaging, web chat, voice, and other communication surfaces.

* Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to turn customer needs into simple, scalable technical solutions.

* Contribute to AI-powered product experiences, including agentic workflows, automation, and intelligent customer engagement.

* Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews, design discussions, testing, and operational improvements.

* Learn modern engineering practices while helping improve system performance, reliability, security, and developer velocity.

* Take ownership of projects that have measurable impact on customers, revenue, and the future of Podium's platform.

What you should have:

* A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

* 0-1 year of professional software engineering experience, including relevant internships, co-ops, or substantial project work.

* Strong programming fundamentals and experience with at least one modern programming language such as Python, JavaScript/Type Script, Java, Go, Ruby, or similar.

* Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design, APIs, databases, and distributed systems fundamentals.

* A desire to build reliable, scalable, production-quality software.

* Curiosity about AI and enthusiasm for using modern AI tools to learn, build, and improve development workflows.

* Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and ability to learn quickly in a fast-moving environment.

* Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with technical and non-technical teammates.

What we hope you have:

* Internship, coursework, or project experience building full-stack applications, backend services, data systems, infrastructure, or developer tools.

* Exposure to cloud platforms, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or high-scale production systems.

* Experience with relational or No

SQL databases, API design, testing frameworks, observability tools, or CI/CD pipelines.

* Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Git Hub Copilot, or similar.

* Interest in AI agents, automation, LLMs, or applying AI to solve practical business problems.

* A track record of building projects outside the…