AI & Data Platform Engineering Intern (Undergraduate)

Overview

AI & Data Platform Engineering Intern (Undergraduate) on WEX’s Data, AI, and Risk Technology (DART) and related engineering teams, working on data engineering and AI/ML platform projects.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to AI/ML projects for fraud prevention, credit risk, and real-time decision making.
• Build semantic models and reusable data assets for consistent enterprise analytics and AI use cases.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines using SQL and modern data engineering tools.
• Design and implement AI-assisted workflows for production optimization and scalable solution development.
• Help prototype AI solutions and workflow automation including LLM implementations.
• Implement data-quality checks, monitoring, alerting, and observability for key data platforms.
• Support platform reliability improvements via testing and CI/CD.

What you’ll need

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree and have completed at least the Sophomore year at internship start.
• Proficiency in coding (preferably Python, Java, or Go) and OOP fundamentals.
• Understanding of machine learning algorithms/techniques or strong academic interest in AI/ML/NLP.
• Hands-on data experience and academic/practical background with SQL and relational databases.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and ability to seek guidance when needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across distributed locations/time zones.

Details

• Location: US - Remote.