About the role#
As an AI Engineer Intern, you will participate in a 10-week summer program focused on building, testing, and scaling AI-enabled solutions. You will work within the Enterprise Technology Services organization to contribute to real-world projects, gaining hands-on experience in how intelligent systems are developed, validated, and governed in a global enterprise environment.
What you'll do#
- Support the development and integration of AI/ML models, LLM integrations, or intelligent services into production-like systems.
- Assist with data collection, preprocessing, transformation, and management to facilitate model training and evaluation.
- Contribute to testing, debugging, and improving AI solutions to enhance performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, data, risk, and security partners to implement AI-driven solutions that meet business requirements.
- Document model parameters, prompts, evaluation assumptions, data pipelines, and technical decisions to ensure reproducibility.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Proficiency in Python and foundational data processing technologies.
- Understanding of machine learning concepts, including model training, evaluation, feature engineering, and experimentation.
- Strong communication and documentation skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027.
- The role is based on-site in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Employment eligibility to work in the United States is required, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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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