Full Stack Developer at Persist Ventures

May 29, 2025
300,000 - 800,000 / year
Urgent
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

🎥✨ Turn Video into Magic: Apply Now for an AI-Powered GIF Generator Internship (External Opportunity)Are you passionate about tech, AI, and user-focused innovation? Here's a standout opportunity to put your full-stack development skills to the test — and have a ton of fun doing it.


💡 About the Internship

This unique opportunity is perfect for developers who enjoy working at the 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀. You'll be building a full-stack prototype tool that transforms regular video content into 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝘀 based on user prompts — think social media snippets, meme creation, or educational tools that summarize content visually.

If you enjoy 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, solving real-world problems, and applying AI in innovative ways, this project is made for you.


🛠 What You'll Work On

As an intern, your main challenge will be to develop a working prototype that:

  • Accepts user prompts and video uploads or links
  • Uses AI transcription to extract spoken content
  • Matches prompt themes with video dialogue
  • Clips relevant video segments and overlays accurate captions
  • Converts these segments into polished GIFs
  • Delivers a smooth and visually appealing user experience

🔍 Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build a full-stack workflow for GIF generation
  • Build an interactive UI for user inputs and outputs
  • Integrate AI transcription tools (like OpenAI Whisper)
  • Create logic for prompt-based content selection
  • Use video tools to clip, caption, and convert videos to GIFs
  • Test, refine, and package the entire flow into a live prototype
  • Optionally recommend improvements or future features

💻 Tech Stack & Tools

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀:

  • Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
  • React.js / HTML / CSS
  • Backend with Flask, FastAPI, or Node.js

𝗔𝗜/𝗡𝗟𝗣:

  • OpenAI Whisper or similar for transcription
  • Prompt-based analysis with basic NLP

𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 & 𝗚𝗜𝗙 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴:

  • FFmpeg or MoviePy
  • Gifsicle, imageio, or equivalent

𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

  • YouTube Data API (for video metadata & captions)
  • File upload and metadata handling

𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:

  • Git/GitHub for version control
  • Optional deployment via Netlify, Vercel, or Streamlit
  • API testing using Postman or Swagger

✅ Who Should Apply?

This role is best suited for:

  • Students or early-career developers seeking real-world full-stack project experience
  • Those with interest in 𝗔𝗜 + 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 + 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
  • Creative coders who love prototyping and building from scratch
  • Developers comfortable with full-stack responsibilities and learning new tools fast

🚀 Why This Opportunity Rocks

  • Work on a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲
  • Sharpen both front-end and back-end skills
  • Gain experience with NLP, transcription APIs, and multimedia processing
  • Flex your creativity in UI design and user experience
  • Add an impressive, portfolio-worthy project to your resume

🎯 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?
This is a fantastic opportunity to get noticed, build skills, and contribute to a meaningful innovation in the content-tech space.