About the Role
As a Software Engineer Intern, Backend at Serval, you’ll work directly on core parts of our platform as we build AI-powered automation for modern IT teams. This is a hands-on internship where you’ll contribute real production code, learn how an early-stage product is built, and see your work shipped to customers.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with our CTO and founding engineering team to build and extend backend product capabilities.
- Contribute to backend services that power Serval’s AI-driven automation workflows.
- Learn how to design, implement, and test scalable systems in a production environment.
- Help us move quickly toward key product milestones, including shipping and iterating on core platform features.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with an expected graduation date between Dec 2026 - 2028
- Strong fundamentals in computer science (data structures, algorithms, systems).
- Familiarity with at least one backend programming language (Go, Java, Python, or similar).
- Clear communication skills and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-moving environment.
- Excitement about startups, ownership, and building products from the ground up.
Skills
- Go
- gRPC
- Kubernetes
- React
- TypeScript
- AWS
- Terraform
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Internship
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Internship
Education Level
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Benefits
- Impact: Be a key player in shaping the success of our product and company.
- Growth: Build a fundamentally new AI product offering with the support of our experienced team and investors. Grow rapidly with the company.
- Culture: Join a culture that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.
About the Company
- Serval is an AI-native automation platform transforming how enterprises operate.
- We build intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end — replacing manual processes and rigid legacy systems with adaptive, learning software.
- Founded in early 2024, Serval is already trusted by companies like Fox, Notion, Perplexity, Vercel, and Brex to automate high-volume, high-friction operational work across their organizations.
- At the core of Serval is an agentic AI platform that turns natural language into production-grade workflows.
- Our agents don’t just respond to requests — they reason, take action across systems, and continuously improve with usage.
- What began with operational use cases has quickly evolved into a horizontal AI automation layer used across IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering.
- Our mission is to eliminate repetitive, manual work across the enterprise and give teams leverage through intelligent automation.
- Long term, we’re building the universal AI operations layer — a system of agents that sits across business functions and runs the workflows that keep modern companies moving.
- We’re backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Meritech, First Round, General Catalyst, Elad Gil, and others.
