Tech Lead

AI-Native Software Developer Intern

Build real AI agents used daily across the company

We’re looking for a high-agency, AI-native software developer intern to help us build internal AI agents that improve productivity across our entire company (80–100 people using them daily).

You will ship real systems, used by real teams, with real impact.

If you’ve never built anything outside coursework, this role is probably not a fit.

What You’ll Work On

You will work directly on designing, building, deploying, and iterating AI agents that power internal workflows.

Examples of problems you may tackle:

Internal AI agents for:

• Knowledge retrieval across Notion / docs / Slack
• Automated report generation
• Customer support assistance
• Process automation (ops, hiring, onboarding, etc.)
• Decision-support copilots
• Prompt engineering + structured outputs + tool-using agents

Building workflows using:

• LLM APIs
• Vector databases
• Agent frameworks
• Internal dashboards
• Improving reliability, latency, cost, and usability of AI systems
• Designing real UX around AI tools (not just scripts)

You will own features end-to-end:

• Problem understanding
• Solution design
• Implementation
• Testing
• Deployment
• Iteration based on user feedback

What We Expect From You

You must:

• Be AI-native: you actively use tools like:
• ChatGPT / Claude / Cursor / Copilot
• AI for debugging, scaffolding, refactoring
• Prompt iteration
• Rapid prototyping
• Be comfortable with at least one programming language (Python, TypeScript, JS, etc.)
• Have strong critical thinking
• You question requirements
• You think about edge cases
• You optimize systems, not just make them “work”
• Be high agency
• You don’t wait for step-by-step instructions
• You proactively propose solutions
• You take ownership of outcomes
• Be able to learn fast on the job

Help will be provided but you will not be spoonfed.

Absolute Requirement (Non-Negotiable)

If you have not built any side projects with a visible output, you will most likely be rejected.

We expect at least one of:

• A deployed web app
• A GitHub repo with meaningful commits
• A working AI tool
• A live demo link
• A product you built and shipped
• An agent, automation, bot, or workflow you created

Bonus Points (Strong Signals)

These are not required but will strongly differentiate you:

• Built projects using:
• LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
• LangChain / LlamaIndex / custom agent frameworks
• Vector DBs like Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS
• RAG systems
• Experience deploying:
• Vercel, Fly.io, Render, AWS, etc.
• Built internal tools for a team before
• Strong product intuition (you care about UX, not just code)
• Experience automating your own workflows using scripts or AI

What You’ll Gain

You will get:

• Real experience building AI agents used daily
• Ownership over production systems
• Deep exposure to:
• AI architecture
• Product thinking
• Iterative engineering
• Tradeoffs (cost vs latency vs accuracy)
• A portfolio that actually means something in 2026
• A strong shot at long-term roles based on performance

If you perform well, you won’t leave with a certificate, you'll leave with real-world building experience.

Who This Is Perfect For

• People who already build things for fun
• People who automate their own life with scripts/tools
• People who learn by shipping
• People who prefer responsibility over structure
• People who are excited by ambiguity

Who This Is Not For

Be honest with yourself:

• If you need step-by-step instructions
• If you avoid open-ended problems
• If you’ve never built anything outside assignments
• If you dislike using AI tools while coding

This will be frustrating for you.

How To Apply

Send:

• Your GitHub
• Links to projects (deployed preferred)
• A short note explaining:
• What you built
• Why you built it
• What you’d improve if you had more time

Strong portfolios beat strong resumes.

Job Description

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

Knowledge of Java Script, Java server pages and Angular JS is required. Knowledge of Dojo is advantageous. 

Knowledge of Core Java, Spring Core, Spring MVC , Spring Batch and Hibernate/JPA is required.

Knowledge of Databases such as Oracle and PL/SQL is advantageous.

Previous experience of working on Agile projects is required.

Excellent English Communication and presentation skills

Knowledge of JIRA, DEVOPS, control M scheduling and GSD is desirable.

Proven ability to clearly articulate implications of technical analysis to colleagues and stakeholders

Exhibit highest standards of ownership & accountability.

In this role, you will:

As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be part of the Compliance IT Data and MI Team.

Part of the wider Compliance Group Function, the Data and MI Team provides a foundational set of data capabilities which maximise synergy, minimise spend and ensures, ultimately, that the data serving various Compliance-related business processes is of the highest quality and standard.

As a Full Stack Engineer within Data & MI team, you will be responsible for accepting the work requests that are prioritised and developing the code enhancements to match the requirements as described in the chance request.

In addition, you will be responsible for the deployment of changes to the relevant Data & MI system code stack.

As an engineer you will be expected to be able to work and manage multiple change requests in parallel and be able to handle stakeholder queries by applying the appropriate analysis on the code. 

all - Pls start above skill

About Us

21 Knots is a design, engineering, and consulting firm providing services to the global maritime and oil & gas industry. In an industry constantly evolving due to dynamic regulations, economic fluctuations, and climate change mandates, we strive to deliver cutting-edge solutions with an unwavering commitment to excellence. Our comprehensive services are designed to create value for our esteemed clients while enabling them to achieve their business goals.

The Role

We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Software Developer to join our team at 21 Knots. Someone with backend development with a working knowledge of frontend technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong command of backend frameworks such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask, and familiarity with frontend tools like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and optionally React, Angular, or Vue. You will play a key role in building, maintaining, and optimizing scalable software solutions while collaborating with a team

Responsibilities

• Develop,test, and maintain backend services using Django, FastAPI, or Flask.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs for web and internal tools.
• Work with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Optimize application performance and implement backend security best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, designers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Support basic frontend development tasks using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Work with modern frontend frameworks like React.js, Angular, or Vue (good to have).

What You’ll Need

Experience:

• 1–4 years of hands-on experience in backend development.
• Exposure to full-stack development environments.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs, databases, and cloud integration is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Tools & Software Proficiency:

• Proficiency in Django, FastAPI, or Flask.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Basic knowledge of frontend technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Exposure to Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS for responsive UI design.
• Good to have: experience with React, Angular, or Vue.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Agile/Scrum methodologies is an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Understanding of RESTful architecture and secure coding practices.
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the development of our across all phases of software and web development including ideation, prototyping, design, production, and maintenance.
• Work closely with founders and internal/external stakeholders to build products, tools, and services from scratch and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Be actively involved in requirements gathering, customer interviews and the creation of robust product solutions.
• Brainstorm and lay the foundations of the technology and architectural roadmap as well as the development processes.
• Share your technical expertise to help the team make thoughtful and scalable design decisions and identify performance bottlenecks to troubleshoot quickly.
• Manage product development priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Hire and manage a small team of engineers (internal/outsourced).
• Ensure high-performant and responsive web applications and websites.

Skills & Qualities we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
• 4-7 years of experience as a full-stack developer (rare exceptions for highly skilled developers) at a fast-paced, preferably early / growth stage start-up.
• Proficient with frontend technologies - HTML, CSS, JavaScript & ReactJS/VueJS.
• Proficient with backend technologies - Java/NodeJs/Golang/Python/Ruby.
• Hands-on experience working with any cloud AWS/GCP/Azure/DigitalOcean.
• Knowledge of codebases and version control systems (Git).
• Well-versed with SQL database design & RDBMS concepts.
• Strong arithmetic reasoning, logical and analytical thinking skills.
• Strong knowledge of code quality maintenance and performance analysis.

Position Purpose:

The Software Engineer II is responsible for independently developing and assisting in the design of a product that our customers and associates love. As a Software Engineer II, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Software Engineer IIs may be involved in configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

Delivery and Execution - Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions; Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met; Works with Product Team to ensure user stories that are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable; Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases; Writes custom code or scripts to do destructive testing to ensure adequate resiliency in production; Program configuration/modification and setup activities on large projects using HD approved methodology; Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively

Learning - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems

Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Assists in creating new and better ways for the team to be successful; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Education Required:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Years of Relevant Work Experience:

3+ years

Preferred Qualifications:

• Should have worked in a SaaS Company
• Experience in creating developer friendly integrations with other Apps/Software
• Experience in writing SQL queries against a relational database
• Experience in version control systems
• Experience in front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript/Typescript frameworks
• Experience in an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
• Experience in source code version control
• Experience in Relational or noSQL database technology
• Experience in cloud computing techniques
• Experience in CI/CD tools
• Experience in microservice-based architecture
• Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques
• Exposure to security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
• Exposure to creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests

• Fluent English Required, and able to provide well-articulated and reasoned explanations for when and why to apply software design patterns.

• Experience of 3 to 5 years developing using MEAN Stack

• Strong development experience using Node.JS, Express, Angularjs and Mongodb

• Experience in UX, CSS, LESS/SASS, Git, Gulp

• Agile development background is required

• Test Driven Development experience

• Cloud deployment experience is preferred, working with Google, AWS, Jenkins, Docker

• Must have strong exposure working on Java Script 
  
• Proficient in Javascript frameworks (Vue Js / React Js) is a must
• Strong understanding of REST APIs
• Have experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM is a definite advantage
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GitHub
• Good to have working experience on CSS pre-processor either LESS or SASS
• Good understanding of BEM (Block, Element, Modifier) methodology

Zobaze is an early-stage startup, based out of THUB, Hyderabad.

Experienced developers who can develop Mobile Applications using Flutter.

Work closely with founders on building product.

Requirements -

Strong Knowledge of Javascript

Experience in building PWA with Angular or similar

Should have an idea on Google Cloud Functions or Amazon Lamda

Good Experience in Node JS

Product mindset, ability to take product manager hat if required in the future.

Have to do multiple tasks if required

Stock Options ( ESOP )

Note: It's not a 9to5 job.

A lot to learn.