Frontend Engineer Intern (6 month internship)

Hi, We're Centerfield! Supercharged customer acquisition. Centerfield delivers outcome-based digital marketing solutions and personalized omnichannel experiences for the world’s leading brands. Powered by our proprietary Dugout platform, Centerfield acquires customers at scale for leading residential service, insurance, e-commerce, and B2B brands. Centerfield’s digital experiences and digital brands, such as Business.com http://Business.com and BroadbandNow.com http://BroadbandNow.com, reach more than 150 million in-market shoppers annually. Centerfield is headquartered in Silicon Beach and is proud to be recognized by Built in LA as a Best Place to Work in Los Angeles. The Opportunity... As a Frontend Engineer Intern at Centerfield, you'll join our engineering team building intuitive, high-performance consumer-facing web interfaces used by millions of shoppers. You'll ship real features - building new applications from scratch and extending or redesigning existing products, contributing to high-traffic sites like Savings.com http://Savings.com. Our team practices AI-first development: engineers act as architects who direct AI agents, custom skills, and automated workflows to deliver production software. You'll learn to go beyond out-of-the-box tools like Claude Code or Codex - building custom agents, domain knowledge systems, and review processes that turn AI into a force multiplier. We care less about clever code and more about delivering business value. How You'll Contribute... - Build and ship consumer-facing web applications and features, from greenfield builds to redesigns of existing high-traffic sites - Develop responsive, accessible front-end experiences using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, integrating seamlessly with back-end APIs (Node.js, Java) - Use and extend our custom AI development harness: agents, skills, and workflow commands to accelerate delivery - Experiment with new ways to apply AI agents to real engineering problems, and share what works with the team - Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to turn business goals into shipped features - Participate in the full software development lifecycle: design, build, review, ship, iterate What We're Looking For... - Genuine curiosity and open-mindedness about AI-driven development. You actively experiment with AI agents and tools, and can show us something cool you've built with them - Solid understanding of modern front-end development: React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS/Tailwind. - Exposure to frameworks and runtimes like Next.js and Node.js - Understanding of APIs and how front-ends talk to back-end services - Knowledge of software fundamentals: source control, debugging - Rising seniors or new graduates (update year as needed) - Local to Playa Vista HQ and willing to come into the office 3 days a week - Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a relevant field Bonus Points! - A portfolio, repo, or demo of something you built primarily with AI agents — bonus if you customized the workflow (custom agents, skills, prompt systems, MCP servers, evals) - Experience with cloud platforms (GCP or AWS) - Understanding of REST APIs and web performance - Exposure to Vercel, Docker, or modern deployment tooling Intern Life at Centerfield… - This is a hybrid position, and employees are expected to work in our Playa Vista, CA office every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. - Outside patio overlooking Playa Vista + cabanas, firepits & working grills. - Breakroom supplied with games, couches, workout equipment + weekly in-office exercise classes hosted by professional instructors (yoga, kickboxing & circuit training). - Paid charity and volunteer days (local mentor programs, adopt a pet, beach cleanup, etc.). - Unlimited free snacks and drinks around the office! - Monthly happy hours, catered Thursday lunches. - Award-winning culture & unprecedented team spirit (featured in LA Business Journal & Built In LA Best Places to Work). - Monthly team outings (bal…