Internship - Creative Technologist Engineer (Summer 2024) (NYC) at Hume AI

We are seeking a dedicated and talented engineer and designer interested in working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human-centered design. Join Hume AI this fall in the heart of New York City as a Creative Technologist Intern and help us teach AI to make people happy.

About Us:

Hume AI is an AI research lab and startup that provides the AI toolkit to measure, understand, and improve how technology affects human emotion. Where other AI companies see only words, we see the other half of human communication: subtle tones of voice, word emphasis, facial expression, and more, along with the reactions of listeners. These behaviors reveal our preferences—whether we find things interesting or boring; satisfying or frustrating; funny, eloquent, or dubious. Having been trained with billions of human expressions as feedback, our LLMs will serve as better question answerers, copywriters, tutors, call center agents, and more, even in text-only interfaces.

Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals and emotional well-being. We currently provide API access to our expression measurement models to researchers and developers building better healthcare solutions, digital assistants, communication tools, and more, who work with our AI tools to optimize their applications for users’ preferences and values. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like Nature, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (www.thehumeinitiative.org). You can learn more about us on our website (https://hume.ai/) and read about us in Axios and The Washington Post. 

About the Internship:

As a Creative Technologist Intern, you will work closely with our team of machine learning engineers, AI researchers, and designers to improve our frontend web application. You will be involved in the end-to-end design and engineering process, gaining hands-on experience building AI-powered solutions. This internship is a full-time, 3 month role, with the expectation that you will be working in person in our NYC office. Ideal candidates include new graduates or candidates taking time off school, but individuals from all backgrounds are welcome to apply.  

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional AI research, engineering, and developer relations teams to understand product requirements and user needs

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to communicate design concepts effectively

• Translate designs into high-quality code, implementing interactive elements and ensuring seamless user experiences driven by AI

• Contribute to the overall design strategy by presenting in weekly meetings with the frontend team and leadership

Requirements:

• Proficiency in React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma

• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• A portfolio showcasing your design projects or previous work

• Availability to work on-site in New York City

Bonus: 

• Prior examples of projects using TypeScript

• Experience with development tools such as Storybook, Jest, or Playwright

• Familiarity with graphics libraries such as Three.js or WebGL

• Familiarity with Git or other version control softwares

This is a paid internship opportunity with compensation ranging from $40-$60/hour.