Backend Engineering Intern

About the job

Role: Backend Engineering Intern

Type: Intern, Paid

Location: Hyderabad, In-office or Hybrid


About StepsAI


Steps AI is building an agentic AI platform that powers AI agents for businesses across e-commerce, SaaS, healthcare, education, real estate, and financial services.


Our platform helps businesses deploy AI agents across websites, messaging channels, and internal tools in minutes. These agents can answer questions, retrieve information, automate workflows, qualify leads, and integrate with real business systems.


We are building production-grade AI infrastructure used by real customers - not demo projects.

We move fast, ship aggressively, and are looking for highly motivated interns who want to learn by building real systems.


The Role


We’re hiring a Backend Engineering Intern to work closely with our engineering team on backend infrastructure, APIs, workflows, integrations, and AI-powered systems.


This is not a “training-only” internship.


You will contribute to real production systems, work directly with experienced engineers and founders, and gain hands-on exposure to scalable backend architecture and modern AI infrastructure.


We are looking for builders who are curious, fast learners, and excited about solving real engineering problems.


What You’ll Work On


Backend Development

Build and improve backend APIs and services
Work on FastAPI-based backend systems
Develop internal tools and backend utilities
Contribute to scalable backend architecture


Integrations & Workflows

Help build integrations with CRMs, messaging platforms, and business tools
Work on webhook systems and async workflows
Contribute to automation and event-driven systems


Data & Processing Pipelines

Work on ingestion and processing pipelines
Help improve crawling, indexing, and document processing systems
Assist in optimizing backend performance and reliability


AI Infrastructure Exposure

Support retrieval and RAG pipelines
Work with vector databases and embeddings
Learn how production AI systems are built and deployed


Engineering Collaboration

Participate in debugging, testing, and code reviews
Work closely with founders and senior engineers
Learn startup execution and fast-paced product development


Tech Stack


Backend

Python
FastAPI
PostgreSQL
Redis


Infrastructure

Docker
AWS / GCP
Queue systems
Async workflows


AI Stack (Exposure)

LangGraph
LangChain
OpenAI / Anthropic APIs
Vector databases


What We’re Looking For


Strong Fundamentals

Good understanding of programming, backend development, APIs, databases, and problem solving.


Curiosity & Learning Mindset

You enjoy learning new technologies, debugging systems, and figuring things out independently.


Execution

You move quickly, take initiative, and enjoy building real products.


Ownership

You care about quality and are willing to go beyond assigned tasks.


Minimum Qualifications

Strong programming fundamentals
Experience with Python
Understanding of APIs, databases, and backend concepts
Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows
Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment


Preferred Qualifications

Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django
Familiarity with PostgreSQL or Redis
Exposure to Docker or cloud platforms
Basic understanding of AI/LLM systems or RAG
Personal projects, hackathons, or open-source contributions


Why Join Steps AI?

Work on real-world AI infrastructure and backend systems
High learning and ownership opportunity
Direct exposure to startup engineering and product development
Work closely with founders and senior engineers
Opportunity for full-time conversion based on performance