Backend Engineering Intern

Heurist - AI Agent Internship Heurist is an AI + Web3 startup. We’re bridging the gap between AI agents and blockchain tools, making AI truly interoperable across the decentralized web. Our mission is to help AI understand crypto better, providing accurate data, powerful agent skills, and intelligent interfaces for traders and developers. Our Flagship Product, Ask Heurist (live On Base App, Coinbase’s New Web3 Superapp), Gives Analysts, Traders And Everyday Crypto Users Intelligent Agents That Can Analyze projects, identify trends, and surface alpha instantly Chat naturally in private or group chats Personalize insights (like daily portfolio digests or token updates) Internship Setup Remote: fully distributed team Duration: 8-12 weeks or longer Commitment: 20-40 hrs/week Start: ASAP Core Requirements (for all roles) Hands-on experience using AI to build or ship production-grade projects Understanding of agent development patterns: system prompts, tool use, reasoning, multi-step plans Preferred: Experience with OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, LlamaIndex or any agent frameworks Solid communication and ownership mindset - you ship reliably and iterate fast Backend Engineering Intern You’ll Build backend features powering agents Integrate agents in social platforms such as Base App, Telegram and/or X Implement tracing, metrics, simple evals, and developer-facing docs Requirements Proficient in Python, or Node.js/TypeScript Strong grasp of database design, and HTTP APIs Experience integrating LLMs and tool/function calling Preferred: experience with agent evaluation