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