AI Automation Intern

About the Role

StepsAI builds AI agents that help businesses automate sales, marketing, and customer support. We're looking for a curious, technically inclined AI Automation Intern who enjoys exploring new AI tools, building automations, and solving real business problems. You'll work closely with the founders and sales and marketing teams to automate lead generation, outreach, research, reporting, and internal workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Generation & Research Automation

• Build automated workflows to discover potential customers across industries and markets.

• Automate company research, lead enrichment, contact discovery, and prospect qualification.

• Build targeted lead lists based on industry, company size, technology stack, geography, and other criteria.

• Use AI to research businesses, identify relevant opportunities, and prioritize high-quality leads.

• Maintain clean, structured, and deduplicated prospect databases.

• Sales Automation

• Automate repetitive sales activities, including lead routing, CRM updates, follow-ups, and meeting reminders.

• Build workflows connecting lead sources, email platforms, CRM systems, and internal tools.

• Use AI to generate relevant prospect research and personalized outreach drafts.

• Create automated tracking for outreach, responses, demos, and conversions.

• Marketing Automation

• Build automated workflows for marketing campaigns and lead nurturing.

• Automate campaign research, segmentation, reporting, and performance analysis.

• Explore AI-powered approaches to content repurposing, campaign personalization, and marketing operations.

• Integrate marketing tools to reduce manual effort.

• AI Workflows & Internal Automations

• Build and maintain automations using tools such as n8n, Make, Zapier, or similar platforms.

• Connect applications using APIs, webhooks, and integrations.

• Experiment with LLMs and AI agents to automate multi-step business processes.

• Identify repetitive tasks across teams and develop practical solutions.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, document, and continuously improve existing automations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must Have

• Strong interest in AI, automation, and building practical solutions.

• Hands-on experience with at least one automation platform such as n8n, Make, or Zapier, or equivalent experience building automations through code.

• Basic understanding of APIs, webhooks, and data handling.

• Ability to learn new tools quickly and solve problems independently.

• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.

• Ability to demonstrate something you've built, automated, or integrated.

• Good to Have

• Python or JavaScript scripting skills.

• Experience with AI tools and APIs such as OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini.

• Familiarity with lead generation tools such as Apollo, Clay, or similar platforms.

• Experience with CRM systems, spreadsheets, databases, and sales tools.

• Familiarity with scraping, data enrichment, and workflow orchestration.

• Understanding of B2B sales funnels and marketing operations.

What You'll Gain

• Work directly with the founders of an AI startup.
• Build production automations used by real sales and marketing teams.
• Gain experience with AI agents, APIs, CRM integrations, and growth operations.
• Opportunity to take ownership of projects and transition into a full-time role based on performance.

How to Apply

Share your resume along with one automation, AI workflow, or technical project you've built. Tell us what problem it solved, which tools you used, and how it worked.