About the role#
Join us for a 10-week summer internship where you will contribute to real-world technology projects. You will work within the Enterprise Technology Services organization to help build, test, and scale AI-enabled solutions. This is an on-site role based in Phoenix, Arizona, designed for students pursuing degrees in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or Cybersecurity.
What you'll do#
- Support the development and integration of AI and machine learning models, LLM integrations, and intelligent services into controlled systems.
- Assist with data collection, preprocessing, transformation, and management to enable model training, testing, and evaluation.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, data, risk, and security partners to implement AI-driven solutions that align with business requirements.
- Participate in Agile development practices, including sprint planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives, and code reviews.
- Document technical decisions, model parameters, prompts, evaluation assumptions, and data pipelines.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a full-time bachelor’s degree program.
- Knowledge of Python and foundational data processing technologies.
- Understanding of machine learning concepts such as model training, evaluation, feature engineering, and experimentation.
- Experience with modern AI systems, including LLM APIs, prompt-based interactions, retrieval patterns, or generative AI applications.
- Awareness of responsible AI, security, governance, compliance, and reliability considerations.
Location & details#
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Status: Full-time internship.
- Note: This position does not offer visa sponsorship.
About American Express
American Express is a globally integrated payments company that provides products, insights, and experiences to customers and businesses. Founded in 1850, the firm maintains its headquarters in New York. It employs over 99,000 people and operates as a public company. Its core operations include network services, merchant services, corporate cards, and business travel.
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