# Software Engineer, Intern at Exa

- Company: Exa
- What the company does: Search API for AI agents that need real-time web data, deep research, and structured content from one endpoint. Try our API for free. Backed by Lightspeed, Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://exa.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/exa/a9e01521-66f1-481b-89da-ec01d4620f16
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/exa-software-engineer-intern/

## About the role

Our ultimate goal is to build perfect search over all the world's information, far beyond Google. If you want to build massive-scale ML systems that will define the way the new AI world consumes information, this is the place for you. As an engineering intern, you'd play a critical role in lots of our projects. We're pretty flexible on what projects people work on based on their skills and interests.

## What they're looking for

- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field AND are willing to take off a semester to work full time in SF. Remote and part-time interns are not accepted
- You have experience with some high performance language (C++, Rust, etc.)
- You often code technically difficult or interesting projects for fun
- You care about the problem of finding high quality information and recognize how important this is for the world

Tags: Engineering