About the role#
Join the team at Baidu USA to help developers and companies build AI applications powered by real-time web search. As a Forward Deployed Engineer Intern, you will bridge the gap between our technology and the customers building with it. You will work directly with users to understand their use cases, design solutions, build prototypes, and troubleshoot integrations. This role requires a hands-on approach to coding, debugging, and communicating directly with developers and founders to move applications from testing to production.
What you'll do#
- Work directly with customers to understand their technical requirements, architecture, and use cases.
- Help customers integrate the Querit Search API into AI agents, RAG systems, research tools, and other AI applications.
- Build demos, prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and reference implementations.
- Debug technical issues across API integrations.
- Advise customers on search quality, latency, retrieval strategies, and integration best practices.
- Partner with Product and Engineering teams to identify recurring customer needs and technical blockers.
- Create reusable sample code, integration guides, and technical documentation.
- Collaborate with the business team during technical evaluations, onboarding, and deployment.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
- Experience working with REST APIs, backend systems, or web applications.
- Familiarity with modern AI application stacks, including LLMs, RAG, agents, or retrieval systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug issues independently.
- Comfortable communicating technical concepts clearly to customers.
- A proactive, ownership-driven working style.
- Previous software engineering, AI, or technical internship experience is a plus.
- Experience building AI agents, RAG pipelines, or search systems is preferred.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, or OpenAI SDKs.
- Experience building and shipping side projects, hackathon projects, or production applications.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, on-site internship based in the Bay Area.
- The initial term is 3 months, with the possibility to extend based on performance and business needs.
- You must be able to work on-site from our Mountain View office.
About Baidu USA
Baidu USA operates as a research and development center for the search engine provider Baidu. Based in Mountain View, the company maintains offices in California and Washington. It focuses on fields including artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and machine learning. The organization consists of four distinct groups and employs over 200 people. It was founded in 2014.
How to get in at Baidu USA
Applying early gives you a distinct advantage at Baidu USA because recruiters review applications before the volume becomes unmanageable. Intern Insider sends an instant alert the moment a role matching your target is published, so you can be among the first to submit your materials. This ensures your profile is seen while the team is still actively building their candidate list. You can also improve your response rates by reaching out to the hiring team directly. Intern Insider surfaces the recruiters behind these roles, allowing you to ask relevant questions or request a referral. Connecting with a human contact often helps your application stand out from the automated queue.
