AI-Powered HR Tech Forward Deployed Intern (Summer 2027)

FDE Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer Intern to join the HR Technology team for a 12-week summer 2027 internship. You will own a scoped project from discovery through production, making technical decisions across the stack and shipping software that automates HR processes and improves the employee experience.

You will build AI-powered workflows and integrations, collaborate with HR stakeholders, and define success metrics to measure impact.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build, test, debug, and ship software (applications, API integrations, or automation tools) through academic projects, hackathons, or prior internships, with the ability to explain the technical choices behind your work.
• Hands-on experience building AI-powered prototypes or workflows using tools such as large language models, including validating generated outputs, protecting sensitive information, and recognizing when human review is needed.
• Proven ability to take a scoped project through delivery by breaking ambiguous needs into achievable milestones, communicating trade-offs to technical and nontechnical partners, and delivering against a deadline.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own a project end-to-end from problem definition through production delivery during the internship.
• Build applications, integrations, and AI-powered workflows to automate HR processes and improve employee experience.
• Make technical decisions across data modeling, APIs, and UI balancing speed, maintainability, and security.
• Collaborate with internal customers to understand needs, map user journeys, and prioritize roadmap by impact.
• Define success metrics, gather feedback, and use evidence to guide iterations and communicate outcomes.

Skills

Software development

AI workflows

APIs

Project delivery

Education

CS or related field

Tools

Python

Git

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer Intern to join the HR Technology team for a 12-week summer 2027 internship. You will own a scoped project from discovery through production, making technical decisions across the stack and shipping software that automates HR processes and improves the employee experience.

You will build AI-powered workflows and integrations, collaborate with HR stakeholders, and define success metrics to measure impact.