Design Engineer Intern

Design and build interfaces for AI-agent infrastructure.

Work across interaction design, visual design, and frontend engineering.

Turn ambiguous product ideas into thoughtful, polished experiences.

Build responsive, accessible, and high-performance interfaces.

Prototype new interactions using modern browser and rendering technologies.

Contribute production-quality work rather than disposable intern projects.

Work closely with Dedalus engineers and receive direct, rigorous feedback.

Own a meaningful project from initial thinking through implementation and refinement.

Experience with Motion, GSAP, View Transitions, WebGL, Three.js, React Three Fiber, or similar tools.

Familiarity with high-performance tooling such as Vite+, Oxc, or related projects.

Experience with Canvas, shaders, GLSL, or WebGPU.

Meaningful open-source contributions.

Tools or techniques we have not heard of yet.

Experience writing APIs.

Comfort with Supabase or a similar database.

Strong knowledge of types.

Interest in category theory.

A self-directed project that goes significantly beyond a class assignment.

Evidence of unusually rapid learning or achievement for your stage.

You know what good looks like—and your work demonstrates it.

A beautiful portfolio is not enough on its own. We care about the quality of your implementation, the reasoning behind your decisions, the details others overlook, and whether you can turn taste into working software.

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

We typically run four internship seasons annually.

Each season lasts approximately three months.

The internship is paid and full-time.

Start dates are coordinated based on candidate and team availability.

Interns work on substantive projects with real ownership.

Exceptional performance may lead to consideration for a full-time position, but conversion is not guaranteed.

Full-time for approximately three months.

In person, five days per week, in San Francisco.

Relocation support may be available.

Visa support may be available based on individual eligibility and timing.

This is not a remote internship.