Product Engineer Intern at Nowadays (S23)
$60K - $120K  โ€ข  
AI co-pilot for corporate event planning
San Francisco, CA, US
Internship
US citizen/visa only
About Nowadays

Nowadays is the first AI platform for planning corporate events. For example, our AI can contact venues by email and phone to get availability, deal with back-and-forth negotiations, and present the best options.

Weโ€™ve proudly planned events ranging from Amazonโ€™s intimate executive dinners in New York, to Quantstampโ€™s product launch in Turkey, to Googleโ€™s offsite at Universal. Within the first 6 months of launching, Nowadays has experienced exponential growth, growing from $0 to $2M in booked revenue from customers including Amazon, Google, and Notion.

Nowadaysโ€™ leadership team is comprised of talented MIT software engineering graduates as well as prestigious backgrounds including Google, Meta, Amazon, Doordash, and McKinsey.

About the role

โ˜€๏ธ About Nowadays

Nowadays is the first AI platform for planning corporate events. For example, our AI can contact venues by email and phone to get availability, deal with back-and-forth negotiations, and present the best options.

We've proudly planned events ranging from Amazon's intimate executive dinners in New York, to Quantstamp's product launch in Turkey, to Google's offsite at Universal.

Within the first 6 months of launching, Nowadays has experienced exponential growth, growing to $3.4M in booked revenue from customers including Amazon, Google, and Notion.

Nowadays' leadership team is comprised of talented MIT and Ivy League graduates as well as prestigious backgrounds including Google, Meta, Amazon, Doordash, and McKinsey.

๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผ Our Mission

At Nowadays, our mission is to simplify the process of bringing people together by leveraging cutting-edge AI to automate the complexities of event planning. Our vision is to become the go-to platform for organizing events, making memorable experiences accessible and easy to plan for everyone, everywhere.

๐Ÿ’ผ What You'll Do

As a Product Engineer Intern, you will be a user-oriented software engineer, responsible for using our platform and tools to build and shape the product that our customers interact with every day.

  • Own new features end-to-end, from idea and design to coding and production.
  • Craft exceptional user experiences through full-stack development.
  • Develop user connections through customer calls, data analysis, and direct feedback.
  • Take ownership of product quality by fixing bugs, making design decisions, and shaping the roadmap.
  • Rapidly prototype, iterate, and ship features to deliver value to users quickly.

๐Ÿฅ‡ What You'll Bring

We're looking for an empathetic and technical problem-solver who is passionate about understanding and serving the customer.

  • You are a current student or new grad pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field with a graduation date of Spring 2026 or earlier.
  • You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are genuinely excited to talk directly with customers.
  • You have experience building projects with technologies like React, Next.js, Node.js, or Python.
  • You have foundational knowledge of SQL databases.
  • You are a natural problem-solver with a strong desire to understand the "why" behind user behavior.
  • You have a bias for action and are comfortable navigating the fast-paced, hands-on work of a startup.

โœจ Bonus Points

  • Previous experience in a customer-facing role (support, sales, etc.).
  • Interest in or experience with AI/ML models.
  • A strong eye for product and UI/UX design.
  • You bring unique skills to the table, whether it's process optimization, data analysis, or community building.

๐Ÿฅฐ Why You'll Love It

This internship puts you on the front lines, where you'll use your technical skills to directly solve customer problems.

See Your Impact Daily

Work directly with our users, solve their problems in real-time, and see how your work makes their lives easier.

Build Your Network

Build your professional network through our team's connections to big tech and high-growth startups like Google, Meta, Notion, DoorDash, etc.

A Fun, Tight-Knit Team

Join a team that feels like working with friends. We value having fun together, whether it's cooking meals for each other or going flying trapeze!

๐Ÿ“ Position Details

Timeline

The internship runs during the Fall (late Aug/early Sep to mid/late Dec), with an opportunity to extend.

Full-Time Opportunity

This internship has the potential to convert to a full-time offer upon graduation.

Compensation & Housing

We offer a competitive package that includes a generous housing stipend or company-covered housing, plus commuter benefits.

Commitment

This is a full-time (at least 40 hours/week), fully in-person role at our San Francisco office.

Great Perks

Enjoy free lunch and dinner, quarterly company offsites (we recently went to the White Lotus S3 hotel in Thailand!), and exclusive industry access to top-tier hotels and venues.

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