Great Question, the AI-powered customer research platform backed by Y Combinator, is recruiting Applied AI Interns for a summer 2026 program. The company serves teams at Gusto, Experian, Canva, and Brex, offering a unified platform for recruiting participants, running research, and sharing insights.

Interns will tackle real-world AI challenges including semantic search across tens of thousands of interview hours, realtime agentic AI moderation with TTS/STT/vision capabilities, and MCP tool structuring with prompt tuning. Unlike typical internship programs focused on side projects, participants ship production features working directly with the CTO as mentor for the full three-month duration.

Candidates should demonstrate hands-on AI experience through personal repos or weekend builds, with proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Ruby. The role emphasizes building LLM pipelines, agents, retrieval systems, and evaluation frameworks rather than theoretical knowledge. Applications require a lightweight demo showing AI experimentation, a written statement, and resume.

Founded by Ned Dwyer and PJ Murray in 2021, Great Question represents the growing trend of AI-native companies seeking practitioners who already treat AI as a core tool rather than a specialization. This reflects the maturing AI job market where companies value demonstrated capability over credentials.