The role
Build. Ship. Learn. Repeat.
Trailcast makes focused consumer web products — weather tools, price transparency apps, and other utilities that solve real problems simply. As our summer intern, you'll work directly with the founder across the full stack of building a product company: coding, researching, calling businesses, and keeping things moving. One morning you might be wiring up a data pipeline; that afternoon you're on the phone with a dental office verifying prices. That range is the job — and it's what makes it worth doing.
What you will do
Real work, from day one.
Build and ship Trailcast web products
You'll contribute directly to Trailcast products — laying out pages, wiring up data, and helping take features from idea to live. Some frontend, some backend logic, some design. The full picture.
Work in AI-native ways
Claude Code and Codex are core to how we build. You won't just use these tools — you'll get good at leveraging them to punch above your weight. We move faster because of AI, and so will you.
Build and maintain data pipelines
Our products run on structured data — pricing info, business listings, weather feeds. You'll help construct, monitor, and improve the pipelines that keep that data accurate and flowing.
Call businesses for price verification
A meaningful part of what makes our transparency products credible is real, verified data. That means calling dental offices, vet clinics, and other businesses to confirm pricing. You'll be the voice of Trailcast on those calls.
Conduct AI-assisted research
Competitive landscapes, market sizing, content strategies — you'll use AI tools to go deep quickly and distill findings into something actionable. Clear writing is part of this.
Coordinate freelancers and track progress
We work with external contractors on design, content, and code. You'll help manage those relationships — check-ins, feedback loops, keeping things unblocked — and maintain updated leadership decks and project summaries.
Who you are
Your SKILL.md file.
Fluent with AI tools
You've used Claude Code, Codex, or similar tools and understand how to get real work done with them — not just generate text. You treat AI as a multiplier, not a shortcut.
Understands how software gets built
You don't need to be a senior engineer, but you need to understand the principles — how data flows, how APIs work, how a webpage comes together. Enough to build, debug, and know when something is wrong.
Comfortable on the phone
Cold-calling a business to ask about pricing isn't glamorous, but you do it without anxiety. You're polished, friendly, and know how to get the information you need without wasting anyone's time.
Moves fast and communicates faster
If something comes your way, you respond the same day — not in three days. You don't wait to be asked for updates. You close loops. Responsiveness isn't a nice-to-have here; it's a core expectation.
Detail-oriented without being slow
You notice things that are off and fix them. You don't ship sloppy work. But you also don't sit on things waiting for perfect — you know when something is good enough to move forward.
Writes clearly
Emails, research summaries, presentation slides — your writing is direct and easy to read. You don't need to be edited twice. You know how to say something in fewer words than you started with.
Thrives in ambiguity
You won't always get a full brief. Sometimes the assignment is "figure out how to do this." You're energized by that, not paralyzed by it. You ask good questions when you need to, and figure things out when you don't.
Can context-switch without losing quality
Building a UI in the morning, calling a vet clinic at noon, editing a slide deck by 3pm. That's real. The best intern candidates see the variety as a feature, not a problem.