AI Product Builder Intern at OpenSesame

Job description

About OpenSesame OpenSesame is transforming workforce development with an AI-powered marketplace of skill-building courses and learning pathways. We help organizations build skills and stay compliant through a high-quality content catalog, seamless LMS/LXP integrations, and advanced capabilities like skills-based curation and multilingual content creation. More than 2,000 companies, including 150+ of the Global 2000, rely on OpenSesame to develop the world's most productive and admired workforces. Learn more: www.opensesame.com/about About the Role OpenSesame's AI Innovation Lab runs short incubation cycles that turn product hypotheses into deployed software and real customer evidence. As an AI Product Builder Intern, you'll work alongside the lab team using AI coding tools and agents to build, test, and learn fast. This is a flexible, part-time, on-site role based in Austin, Texas: 10–20 hours per week, set around your schedule. Performance Objectives First 30 days Ship one working feature or tool using AI coding tools, deployed and in use by the lab team. Run your first user test on Mechanical Turk, UserTesting.com, or equivalent, and present what you learned. By the end of your internship Contribute to at least two full incubation cycles—building, testing, and synthesizing results for kill-gate reviews. Build and maintain one AI agent that takes a recurring task off the team, such as feedback synthesis or test scripting. Deliver one improvement to the lab's code factory or process, with a short writeup of the before and after. What Success Looks Like You ship real software that real users touch, and your work shows up in the evidence that drives go/pivot/kill decisions. The team relies on what you built after you leave. Details: Hours: 10–20 per week, flexible. Compensation: $25 per hour, with the opportunity to accrue paid time off. Location: On-site at our office in Austin Center, Austin, Texas. This role is not remote. How to apply: Skip the résumé bullets. When you apply, upload one or two examples of something you built with AI, and what you learned building it. Ready to make an impact? Apply now and bring your creativity, energy, and problem-solving skills to OpenSesame. We’re excited to see what you’ll bring to the table! Equal Employment Opportunity: OpenSesame is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that values and welcomes diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of various legally protected characteristics, including criminal history, and strive to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. We prioritize safety and security and may use your information accordingly, and you can contact us for assistance or accommodations during the job application process. CPRA (California Candidates): When you submit your application, OpenSesame may collect and use your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy and the CPRA. This may include personal details and employment history, and will only be used for employment-related purposes. We may share this information with third-party service providers, but we will not sell it to third parties. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us, and for more information on your rights under the CPRA, refer to our privacy policy or the California Attorney General's website.

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This is a flexible, part-time, on-site role based in Austin, Texas: 10–20 hours per week, set around your schedule.
Performance Objectives
First 30 days
Ship one working feature or tool using AI coding tools, deployed and in use by the lab team.
Run your first user test on Mechanical Turk, UserTesting.com, or equivalent, and present what you learned.
By the end of your internship
Contribute to at least two full incubation cycles—building, testing, and synthesizing results for kill-gate reviews.
Build and maintain one AI agent that takes a recurring task off the team, such as feedback synthesis or test scripting.
Deliver one improvement to the lab's code factory or process, with a short writeup of the before and after.
What Success Looks Like
You ship real software that real users touch, and your work shows up in the evidence that drives go/pivot/kill decisions. The team relies on what you built after you leave.
Hours: 10–20 per week, flexible.
Location: On-site at our office in Austin Center, Austin, Texas. This role is not remote.

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Paid Time Off