AI Intern

Job title: AI Intern

About the Role K&L Gates is seeking an AI Intern to support applied AI initiatives with a focus on Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic workflows, and AI-assisted automation. This internship offers hands-on experience building, evaluating, and iterating on AI-powered solutions in an enterprise environment, collaborating with AI developers, data and software teams, and business stakeholders while learning responsible AI, security, and governance practices.

What You'll Do

• Prototype and improve AI-powered solutions that deliver practical outcomes in an enterprise environment.
• Design and build AI models and algorithms; create and maintain machine learning models and AI-driven solutions.
• Test, deploy, and manage AI systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Support LLM experimentation, including prompting, tool/function calling, orchestration, and related workflows.
• Contribute to vector search/embeddings and RAG pipelines (indexing, retrieval, relevance evaluation).
• Help develop evaluation approaches to measure solution quality and reliability.
• Develop AI solutions that integrate with existing business systems to improve functionality and user experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure AI initiatives align with organizational objectives.
• Support data pipelines and infrastructure needed for efficient AI development and deployment.
• Document technical work for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay up to date with emerging AI trends and recommend enhancements to existing systems and workflows.

What We're Looking For

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field.
• Foundational programming skills and strong analytical/problem-solving ability.
• Understanding of core AI/ML concepts and familiarity with LLM capabilities and limitations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and document technical work for technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on exposure to LLM frameworks or tooling.
• Exposure to agentic patterns (tool calling/function calling, planning, memory, multi-agent collaboration).
• Experience with vector search/embeddings and RAG pipelines.
• Familiarity with common AI developer tools and experimentation workflows.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms and APIs used to integrate AI services into applications.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly rate: USD 20.00 per hour. The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on experience and market factors.
• K&L Gates offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to eligible personnel.