Internship at Plix (San Mateo, CA)
Plix· San Mateo, CA·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
About Plix
Plix is a seed-stage startup with Stanford roots, supported by Samsara, Verkada, and Sequoia Capital. We are building the world’s first intelligent body cameras to provide real-time situational alerts to improve safety, security, and operational efficiency.
Position Overview As an engineering intern, you will be a part of architecting, implementing, and deploying our vision. We want you to be comfortable with quick experimentation, collaborative design, and turning vision into product. Start date is flexible.
Responsibilities
- Iterate with our founding team on the design and implementation of development processes for the SaaS and Machine Learning infrastructure solution, and subsequent iterations of the software
- Debug, improve, and optimize Plix’s software and infrastructure to enable a reliable, performant, and scalable software ecosystem
- Help to define and champion engineering standards and processes
- Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and AI research and migrate to the latest infrastructure types when needed
Requirements
- Exceptional programming skills in Python
- Capable of working with a high level of autonomy and responsibility in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives
- Excellent communication skills and ability to turn vision into running software
- Demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, and holding yourself and others to high standards
- A passion for collaboration and working with teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with interfacing with secure/private customer data, especially video
- Experience working with computer vision libraries like OpenCV and FFmpeg
- Experience with deployment of GPU backend systems and infrastructure
- Experience deploying and managing TensorFlow or Torch models at scale
- Advanced machine learning knowledge for training and building new models, especially related to large language models (LLMs)
- Prior management experience and/or interest to grow into a leadership role
Why work at Plix
- Mission-driven culture: “We celebrate the everyday heroes who keep our world running.” Focus on making frontline work safer and more visible.
- Early-stage startup (~16 employees): Opportunity to have significant impact, wear multiple hats, and shape product and culture.
- Growth trajectory: 46% headcount growth YoY, expanding customer base across multiple industries – a fast-moving environment.
- Distributed team: Workforce spans United States and India, suggesting flexibility in location (remote/hybrid likely, but not explicitly stated).
- Technical challenges: Work on AI/ML for real-time video, edge computing, and safety-critical systems.
- Values recognition: “Safety & Hero Inbox” highlights employee recognition through AI-captured moments – aligns with a culture of appreciation.