Software Engineering Intern – Agentic AI

Want to work at the frontier of agentic software development? Sweden Startup Next is looking for interns to join our Agentic Tech Team and help build the next generation of Sweden’s startup data infrastructure. About us We’re a small, fast-moving team inside Sweden Startup Next, building modern data and software infrastructure for Sweden’s startup and innovation ecosystem. We operate like a startup ourselves: decentralized, experimental and relentlessly modern. At the core of our work is the Sweden Startup Next Data Platform, a data and application backbone that connects multiple databases and powers several products: the public Sweden Startup Next website, analytics dashboards, and admin tools for ETL, monitoring and data management. We run our own AI software factory and AI harness across several production environments. This is not “vibe coding” or AI experimentation on the side. We develop and run multiple live products, and fully autonomous agents work directly in our codebases. Working with AI in production, with live systems, real users and operational responsibility, is experience that’s hard to get through courses or online material. The initiative is led by BLING, FUHS, the Swedish Higher Education Institutions’ Innovation Office and SISP, together representing over 100 Swedish research and innovation environments. Internship tracks Choose the track that best fits your interests. The tracks overlap, so you’ll gain experience across the stack while going deeper in your focus area.

• Agentic Engineer: Build and improve AI-agent workflows for software development and data operations, including agent orchestration, tool use, context management, evaluations, testing and human-in-the-loop processes.
• Agentic Infrastructure: Build the foundation that lets our platform and agents run reliably, including cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, deployment environments, observability, security, databases and automation.
• Agentic Developer: Build products on top of our data platform, including backend services, APIs, data pipelines, dashboards, admin tools, front-end interfaces and integrations, with AI agents as part of your daily workflow.

What we offer

• Hands-on experience with agentic development, modern frameworks and full-stack systems
• Real impact on live products shaping Sweden’s startup and scale-up data ecosystem
• Exposure to the Swedish tech and startup scene: companies, investors and key ecosystem players
• Mentorship from senior developers
• A decentralized, high-trust, high-responsibility culture
• Hybrid or fully remote work

Who we’re looking for Students or recent graduates (e.g. KTH or similar), or aspiring software developers eager to learn by building real products. You’re curious, self-directed and excited about the frontier of how software gets built. Practical details

• Duration: six months, full-time or part-time
• Start: rolling, multiple positions available
• Selection: first come, best fit
• Please note: the internships are unpaid. Support may be offered case by case, but we expect your main motivation to be learning, developing your skills and contributing concretely to our work.

Contact

• Sasan Shaba, sasan.shaba@sisp.se, 070-715 41 01