Data Science Intern: NLP & Transformers for Financial Crime

112wwft; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 7,100 - 9,600; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Monthly internship compensation €750

Young ABN AMRO Community

Job summary

ABN AMRO is offering a Data Science Intern role in Amsterdam to research and develop NLP/transformer methods for entity extraction in payment data. You will work closely with a diverse team of data scientists and use Python, PySpark, and Databricks to build, train, and evaluate models.

The internship lasts 4–6 months while you remain enrolled in a Dutch university. You should be a Dutch university master’s student in Data Science/CS/AI, fluent in English, and able to start soon.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Dutch educational institution as a WO or HBO master’s student in Data Science, Computer Science, AI, or related field.
• Proficient in Python; ability to work with PySpark; familiarity with SQL is a plus.
• Strong affinity for data engineering and software engineering principles; experience with transformer models is a plus.
• Fluent in English, clear written and verbal communication.
• Available to work 4–6 months while enrolled in a Dutch institution; able to start ASAP.
• Willing to work from Amsterdam office at least twice per week.

Responsibilities

• Research state‑of‑the‑art NLP methods to identify entities in payment data.
• Develop transformer‑based models at character level to extract entity information.
• Evaluate transformer architectures for entity extraction in counterparty identification.
• Monitor correctness, robustness, and quality of developed models.
• Use Python and PySpark in Databricks to build, train, and evaluate solutions.
• Turn prototypes into internal data science products for operational use in DFC.
• Document progress and present findings; produce a final research report.
• Collaborate with a diverse data science team and handle sensitive financial data with screening.

Skills

Python

PySpark

English fluency

Data engineering

Transformer models

Education

Master’s student in Data Science / Computer Science / AI

Tools

Databricks

SQL

Job description

ABN AMRO is offering a Data Science Intern role in Amsterdam to research and develop NLP/transformer methods for entity extraction in payment data. You will work closely with a diverse team of data scientists and use Python, PySpark, and Databricks to build, train, and evaluate models.

The internship lasts 4–6 months while you remain enrolled in a Dutch university. You should be a Dutch university master’s student in Data Science/CS/AI, fluent in English, and able to start soon.