Software Engineer - New Grad
About Kernel
Kernel is a developer platform that provides Crazy Fast Browsers-as-a-Service for browser automations and web agents. Our API and MCP server allow developers to instantly launch browsers in the cloud without managing infrastructure.
Our serverless browser platform handles the hard stuff: autoscaling reliable browser infrastructure, observability, and the messy details of web interaction so developers can focus on what their agents do, not how they do it. Kernel makes AI tangible, practical, and powerful, allowing developers to deploy agents that can truly interact with the digital world.
We’re used by teams at Cash App, Rye, and countless others for tasks like deep research, QA automation, and real-time web analysis. We've raised $22M from Accel, YCombinator, Vercel, Paul Graham, Solomon Hykes (Docker), David Cramer (Sentry), Charlie Marsh (Astral), and more.
One line of code deploys any web agent to our cloud. The rest is up to you. If you're interested in building critical infrastructure for the next generation of AI applications, we'd love to chat.
About the role
As a New Grad Software Engineer at Kernel, you’ll build the core systems that power our AI agent platform end-to-end. You’ll own critical developer-focused APIs + frontend surfaces from conception to production, working with bleeding edge tech that needs to be both reliable and low latency. You’ll also play a foundational role in how we build Kernel’s culture.
What you’ll do
Design, develop, and scale new our product suite of developer tools, CLIs, APIs, frontend interfaces
Ship quickly and iterate on our product based on user feedback
Shape Kernel’s hiring decisions and culture as we grow
What we’re looking for
Must be a current or recent graduate (< 2 years of work experience) in computer science
Must be Cincinnati-based and in-person alongside our CTO
Low ego, high impact: you care more about building something meaningful than who gets credit
Start-up ready: early stage sometimes means figuring it out as we go, and that energizes rather than drains you
Excited to crush it: we’re moving fast and looking for people excited about high velocity, high impact work, and having fun along the way.
What you can expect as a Kernel
Industry-competitive salary
Premium medical + dental coverage + dependent coverage
Small, trusting team of senior + staff engineers
Directly work and receive mentorship in-person with our CTO
$1k / mo budget for LLM usage fees #vibecheck
Daily lunches on us
Unlimited PTO
401k + company match
Relocation assistance
Hiring process
We have a simple process focused on real world collaboration and jointly getting to know each other:
30 minute intro calls with each of Kernel’s co-founders (1 hour total)
Half-day on-site (virtual or in-person) working with our team and co-founders on relevant technical challenges.
Offer!