Waterloo
to San Francisco
Your pipeline from Waterloo to AI startups in San Francisco. Complete technical challenges, get matched with startups, and land your dream role.
The Global Hub for AI
San Francisco is where the world's most ambitious AI companies are built. Here's why it matters.
AI funding in the Bay Area
AI startups headquartered in SF
Faster career growth at early-stage startups
Of top AI companies based in San Francisco
Opportunities at AI Startups
Whether you're looking for a co-op placement or your first full-time role, we connect UWaterloo talent with SF's top AI startups.
3–6 month placements
Internships
Work on real products at SF AI startups. Ship code to production, build your network, and gain experience in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Founding engineer roles
Full-Time
Join early-stage AI companies as a founding engineer. High impact from day one, meaningful equity, and rapid career growth.
From Waterloo to Your Desk in SF
Sign Up
Create your account and connect your University of Waterloo profile.
Complete Challenges
Solve the same technical challenges that SF startups use to screen candidates.
Get Matched
Our team matches you with AI startups based on your skills and preferences.
Land Your Role
Interview with startups and secure your position in San Francisco.
Challenges That SF Startups Screen For
Practice the exact technical challenges that top AI startups in San Francisco use in their hiring process.
Multimodal Video Analysis
Build a system that enables users to chat with videos, cite videos, and search videos using natural language queries
Pentagram: Realtime Image Diffusion
Build a real-time image diffusion system using Modal, React, and Next.js
Code Evaluator
Build an AI code evaluator that can analyze code and provide feedback on how to improve it
4,200 km · One ambition
The best engineers
don't wait for opportunity
to find them
From the lecture halls of E7 to the startups of SoMa: every great career starts with a single decision to move.
Ready to Make
the Move?
Join other UWaterloo engineers who have made the leap to San Francisco. Your next chapter starts here.
