AI Automation Engineer Co-Op — Hands-On AI Workflows

Fspco Op012325; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrichment sessions

Professional development track

Mentor

Meaningful project outcome

Strong network

Job summary

Flagship Pioneering is seeking a Co-Op to design, prototype, and deploy AI-powered solutions with cross-functional teams.

You will work on low-code automations and full-stack applications using Python/JavaScript, AWS, Claude Code, and VS Code, taking ownership end-to-end.

This hands-on role emphasizes thoughtful tool selection, code discipline, and learning in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Current graduate student in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• Basic understanding of APIs, webhooks, and how web services communicate.
• Comfort working with AI tools in a development or productivity context.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn new tools quickly.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy automations using low-code platforms (Zapier, Workato) and, where needed, custom code (Python, JavaScript) to automate business workflows.
• Integrate AI models via APIs into automation pipelines.
• Help deploy and maintain applications on cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Learn to evaluate different tools and approaches for new projects, considering tradeoffs like speed, complexity, and long-term maintainability.
• Test your own work thoroughly, with a focus on accuracy and edge cases, especially for data-sensitive workflows.
• Iterate on proof-of-concept solutions based on real-world performance and feedback from business stakeholders.
• Keep clear notes on how your solutions are built so others can understand, maintain, and extend them.
• Support AI tool pilots and help create training materials that make it easier for non-technical users to adopt AI-enabled workflows.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

APIs

AI tools

Problem solving

Education

Graduate student in CS/IS

Tools

Zapier

Make

Power Automate

Workato

AWS

Azure

GCP

VS Code

Git

Claude Code

Job description

Flagship Pioneering is seeking a Co-Op to design, prototype, and deploy AI-powered solutions with cross-functional teams.

You will work on low-code automations and full-stack applications using Python/JavaScript, AWS, Claude Code, and VS Code, taking ownership end-to-end.

This hands-on role emphasizes thoughtful tool selection, code discipline, and learning in a fast-paced startup environment.