AI/SWE Intern

Puneet and I (Roop) to tackle the chaos of blueprint reading, cost estimation, and permit applications in construction. It's a gnarly technical challenge requiring cutting-edge computer vision and AI—and we're impact-driven to make building homes, hospitals, and schools faster and cheaper. Featured on Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-startup-bild-3-million-seed-affordable-housing-2025-6.

What you'll do

• Apply the latest computer vision, LLMs, and AI systems to solve real construction problems
• Ship prototypes fast and iterate based on user feedback from contractors and architects
• Build your intern project with sole ownership, from research to production

We want

• 0-to-1 builder, with your AI in production
• Growth mindset, slope > y-intercept
• Direct communication with empathy and honesty. Tell us what energizes and frustrates you
• Don’t mind schlep https://www.paulgraham.com/schlep.html. We are regularly knee-deep in the messy, unglamorous work

Bonus points (IF any)

• Applied CV/ML experience
• Have built something people used/paid for
• Construction, architecture, or real estate interest
• Genuinely motivated by making housing and building more affordable

Message with

• Why you think we're a mutual fit
• Your favorite fruit (mine is Sitaphal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custard_apple)
• (Please keep it short)

Logistics

• SF-based for the course of the internship, we’ll cover logistics