Internship: Applied AI Software and Automation Intern (Must Use Latest AI Tools)

🌍 Remote, USA 🚀 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Role Overview

CustomBoxes.io is looking for an Applied AI Software and Automation Intern to help us build practical AI-powered tools, automations, and prototypes across eCommerce, branding, marketing, and operations.

This is not a traditional software engineering internship focused only on writing code from scratch. We are looking for someone who is highly fluent in modern AI tools and can combine prompting, APIs, automation platforms, lightweight software development, and creative problem-solving to build useful things quickly.

A major focus of this role will be helping us improve and expand our approved Shopify app, while also supporting internal AI workflows that make our team faster, more creative, and more effective

You will work closely with the founder and team members to test ideas, build prototypes, connect tools, and turn business problems into working solutions

Help improve and extend our approved Shopify app
Build AI-powered workflows that pull in website, product, and brand data
Support tools that identify and extract brand assets such as logos, colors, and visual patterns from customer websites
Help prototype packaging recommendation tools using Shopify product and sales data
Support AI-assisted workflows for generating graphics, content, packaging concepts, and marketing assets
Connect AI tools, APIs, and automation systems to reduce manual work across the company
Build lightweight internal tools and experiments that improve speed, accuracy, and creativity
Test multiple AI tools and platforms to determine which ones are most effective for a given use case
Document workflows, learnings, and recommendations so successful experiments can be reused and scaled

Someone who is highly fluent in current AI tools, not just curious about them
Someone who can move from idea to prototype quickly
Someone who is comfortable mixing software, automation, prompting, APIs, and experimentation
Someone who likes building real things that solve business problems
Someone who is resourceful, practical, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment

Strong hands-on experience with modern AI tools for research, writing, analysis, ideation, design support, and workflow execution (list below)
Ability to build working prototypes using JavaScript, Python, or similar tools
Comfort with APIs, JSON, webhooks, and lightweight integrations
Familiarity with Shopify, eCommerce workflows, or app ecosystems
Experience building or supporting software, automations, or internal tools
Ability to use AI tools to generate useful outputs across content, research, workflow automation, design support, or operational problem-solving
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
Good judgment on when to use custom code, when to use automation, and when to use off-the-shelf AI tools

Experience with Shopify app development or Shopify APIs
Familiarity with React, Node.js, Tailwind, and modern app development workflows
Experience with workflow and agent tools such as MindStudio or similar automation platforms
Familiarity with cloud backends such as Supabase, Firebase, or AWS
Experience working with image generation, image processing, or creative AI tools
Experience with GitHub and collaborative development workflows
Exposure to building prototypes that combine business logic, automation, and user-facing workflows
Interest in eCommerce, branding, packaging, or customer experience

Tools and AI Technologies

Preferred experience with modern AI development tools such as Base44, Lovable, v0, Bolt, Replit Agent, Firebase Studio, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Zapier, Make, n8n, MindStudio, Midjourney, Canva AI, Adobe Firefly, Runway, Shopify APIs, React, Node.js, and related platforms. We do not expect expertise in every platform, but we are looking for someone who is fluent in several, learns quickly, and has a demonstrated ability to combine AI, software, and automation into useful business solutions

Ability to use AI tools to build real software, automations, prototypes, and workflows
Ability to combine multiple tools into a practical solution
Speed of execution, curiosity, and willingness to test, learn, and ship quickly
Strong judgment on which tools are worth using and which are not

You help ship meaningful improvements to our Shopify app
You build useful internal AI workflows and prototypes
You identify high-value tools and eliminate low-value ones
You help turn rough ideas into practical outputs quickly
You make our team faster by reducing manual work and improving creative and operational workflows

Important Note

This role is best suited for someone who is part AI builder, part automation thinker, and part technical problem-solver. We are not looking for a pure machine learning researcher. We are looking for someone who can use today’s best AI tools, software, and automation methods to help us create useful, impressive, business-relevant solutions quickly

Independent and goal orientated
Driven to success (bonus opportunities on productivity)
Problem solving and likes looking at numbers to improve results
Intellectually curious
Easy to get along with
Passion for helping small business, non-profits and the environment (any or all)
Attention to detail (mistakes cost our SMB clients a lot)
Culture Page: https://customboxes.io/pages/working-at-customboxes-io-people-culture

This internship is designed for individuals eager to learn and grow within the marketing field while making meaningful contributions to our team.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour