Founder Associate Intern

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Role Join the founding team of a fast-growing, pre-seed-funded AI startup that is reimagining how top talent discovers and lands career-defining opportunities at leading VC-backed companies. You'll work side-by-side with the founders, owning real initiatives from day one in an intensely collaborative, high-output environment. This is a fully on-site, live-in hacker-house experience in San Francisco — zero commute, tight feedback loops, and deep team bonding.

If you thrive in fast-moving, no-bureaucracy settings and want to do the best work of your early career, this role is for you.

What You'll Do Work directly with the founding team to connect exceptional candidates with career-defining roles at elite, venture-backed startups Own end-to-end workflows across candidate experience, outreach, and placement processes Help ensure hundreds of inbound candidates receive an outstanding, high-touch experience Drive cross-functional initiatives spanning recruiting operations, candidate coaching, and client relationships Identify and implement improvements to internal processes in a fast-moving, AI-powered talent platform Take ownership of projects with real, measurable outcomes — not busy work What We're Looking For Required: Willingness and enthusiasm to live and work full-time from a hacker-house in San Francisco Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating with founders, candidates, and clients Proven ability to deliver results in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments (e.g. startups, consulting, sales, VC) At least one prior internship of 3+ months in a relevant field Something outstanding on your profile — top academic performance, strong personal projects, an active GitHub, or equivalent Comfortable working ~6 long days per week and going all-in during the internship period A "get things done" mindset with experience in scrappy, resourceful environments Nice to Have: Prior experience in founder-led, intensely fast-moving team environments Familiarity with recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR tech workflows

Compensation & Benefits Internship role — compensation details provided during the interview process Visa sponsorship available Live-in hacker-house accommodation in San Francisco (covered as part of the program) Direct mentorship and daily exposure to experienced founders Real ownership and impact from day one Location San Francisco, CA, United States — fully on-site, hacker-house setting. This role is not remote. You must be willing to live and work with the team for the duration of the internship.