Summer 2026

Software Engineer Intern

Posted on 4/28/2026

Sieve

Sieve

11-50 employees

Cloud platform for AI video/audio apps

No salary listed

San Francisco, CA, USA

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Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Machine Learning

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Requirements
  • Excellent communication skills, especially with customers and external teams
  • Able to context switch at a moment's notice
  • In-person at our SF HQ
Responsibilities
  • Build and scale the data pipelines that create the datasets delivered to customers
  • Own projects end-to-end: from how data is sourced and curated, to developing machine learning filters, improving system efficiency, and building internal dashboards for quality assurance and delivery
  • Play a critical role in ensuring customers receive high-quality data on time, every time
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience as an early hire at a startup
  • Active GitHub or portfolio projects

SieveData runs a cloud-based AI platform for building and deploying custom video and audio applications, providing ready-made models and the deployment infrastructure so product teams can create and own AI-powered features with just a few lines of code. Developers use APIs to integrate capabilities like video cropping, translation, transcription, and noise removal, while each app includes an auto-generated playground for testing and collaboration; the system scales automatically as traffic grows. It differentiates itself by pairing usable AI models with end-to-end infrastructure and an emphasis on ownership, plus per-app playgrounds and automatic scaling to support rapid collaboration. The goal is to help product teams quickly build, test, and deploy scalable, cost-visible video and audio AI features.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$4.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sieve says many leading AI labs and Fortune 100 companies already buy from it.
  • The March 2026 repositioning aligns with surging demand for training-ready multimodal data.
  • Billions of videos and custom environments support higher-value contracts and sticky enterprise renewals.

What critics are saying

  • The 2026 pivot killed the original developer API business, alienating the startup market.
  • Competitors like Twelve Labs, Mixpeek, and Primate Vision own video-intelligence buyers now.
  • Dataset sourcing depends on licensing partners; any rights dispute or supply shock breaks delivery.

What makes Sieve unique

  • Sieve now sells multimodal data, not APIs, targeting frontier labs and Fortune 100 teams.
  • Its own collection platform and licensing partnerships feed billions of videos into training datasets.
  • Custom dataset and environment delivery in days gives Sieve faster procurement than manual sourcing.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Gym Membership

Professional Development Budget

Conference Attendance Budget

Stock Options

Company Equity

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Adoption Assistance

Parental Leave

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Mentorship Program

Training Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

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Headcount

6 month growth

-10%

1 year growth

-17%

2 year growth

-15%
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