Your first summer in production AI.
Paid internship · June–July 2026 · Florien, Louisiana · Housing provided
The Opportunity
Bayou Semantics is hiring one CS major for a paid summer internship. You'll work in-person, full-time, alongside our chief engineer — writing production code on AI applications that ship to real users.
This isn't a bullpen of fifty interns doing survey projects. You work directly with the person running the company. You'll see how AI engineering actually gets done — architecture decisions, code review, shipping to prod — and you'll do the work yourself, with someone who's done it for ten years watching over your shoulder.
Florien is a small town in rural Louisiana. There isn't much here besides the work. If that sounds like a problem, this isn't the right internship for you. If it sounds like the point, keep reading.
What You'll Do
Write production code in Python and TypeScript — real systems, not toy projects
Work on AI applications that ship to real users end-to-end
Sit in on architecture decisions, code reviews, and deploys
Build something portfolio-grade you can point at when you apply for jobs or grad school
Who We're Looking For
CS major, rising junior or senior
Actively enrolled in a computer science program and returning to school in the fall.
You can already code
Fluent in at least one language (Python preferred). You can read an unfamiliar codebase and ship a feature.
You've built things outside of class
A project, a script, a tool, an open-source contribution. Coursework alone isn't enough.
Comfortable with focus
You'll be in-person in a small town for two months. No distractions is a feature, not a bug.
What You'll Get
Competitive pay
Market-rate summer compensation, with the option to continue part-time through the school year.
Housing covered
Fully furnished place near the workshop, utilities included. You handle transportation down and back.
One-on-one mentorship
Direct work with an engineer with 10 years of experience in AI systems. No layers, no rotation, no bullpen.
Production experience
Real code review, real deploys, real users. You leave August with portfolio-grade work that shipped.
Who You'll Work With
I'm Cody Kingham, the owner and chief engineer at Bayou Semantics. I've spent 10 years building AI systems — for big tech companies, research labs, and now for businesses right here in Louisiana.
I started this company because I believe the tools that power the biggest companies in the world should be accessible to everyone. And I believe the next generation of engineers should get a real shot at learning this craft early — not just from a classroom, but from the work itself.
If you're the kind of person who tinkers, who stays up late working on a project because you want to see it work — I want to hear from you.
Ready to apply?
Send a short email about yourself — who you are, what you're majoring in, and what you've built. A link to a GitHub profile or a project you're proud of tells us more than a resume.
cody@bayousemantics.com