[Uni - Jan till Jun 2027] AI Engineer Intern

NCS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS is seeking an AI Engineer Intern in Singapore to contribute to an enterprise-grade AI platform. Youll work with AI Engineers on real components like model routing, cost tooling, guardrails, and deployment automation, gaining hands-on experience in a live system.

This internship emphasizes practical learning, exposure to AI architectures, responsible-AI practices, and observable engineering workflows. Youll grow technical skills while delivering tangible results for enterprise customers.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts (e.g. LLMs, APIs) or strong willingness to learn.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git), basic software engineering practices, and observability tooling (OpenTelemetry/OTel) is a plus.
• Ideal for building hands-on AI engineering experience on a real enterprise AI platform.

Responsibilities

• Write and debug code under supervision, primarily Python.
• Understand core AI/ML concepts used on the platform.
• Assist with testing, bug fixes, and small feature work.
• Learn and use the team’s tools and systems.
• Build confidence and independence over the internship.
• Complete clearly scoped tasks and communicate progress.
• Break down larger work into smaller tasks.
• Document what you’ve built for review.
• Work within agreed timelines.

Skills

Python programming

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Learning mindset

Tools

Git

OpenTelemetry/OTel

Job description

[Uni - Jan till Jun 2027] AI Engineer Intern

• Intern
• Department: Others

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

As an AI Engineer Intern, you'll get hands-on experience building and improving real components of an enterprise-grade AI platform: intelligent routing between AI models, cost and usage optimisation tooling, guardrails and safety systems, and the tooling that helps teams go from an idea to a governed, deployed agent quickly.

This is a live, evolving platform already being used to solve real operational challenges for enterprise customers - so you'll be contributing to something with genuine impact, not a sandbox exercise.

You'll gain exposure to agentic AI architectures, responsible-AI design patterns, and the practical realities of operating AI safely and reliably at enterprise scale - a strong foundation whether you're headed toward AI infrastructure, applied ML engineering, or platform engineering roles after graduation.

What You’ll Do:

As an AI Engineer Intern, you'll work alongside and support our AI Engineers on real, active components of this platform - helping with implementation, testing, and day-to-day engineering tasks under their guidance.

This is a hands-on learning opportunity: you won't be expected to work independently on complex problems, but you will be contributing to genuine, in-use platform work, gaining practical experience you won't get from coursework or personal projects alone.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Skills

• Write and debug code (primarily Python, or other languages as needed) under the direction of an AI Engineer, following existing patterns and codebase conventions.
• Build a working understanding of core AI/ML concepts used on the platform - large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic workflows - enough to contribute to and reason about the code you're working on.
• Assist with testing, bug fixes, and small feature implementations assigned by your supervising engineer.
• Learn to use the team's tools, frameworks, and internal systems, asking questions and seeking guidance as needed.
• Steadily build confidence and independence in your technical work over the course of the internship.

Project Delivery

• Complete clearly scoped tasks assigned by an AI Engineer, checking in regularly on progress and blockers.
• Support the team in breaking down larger pieces of work into smaller tasks you can take on.
• Communicate honestly and early when something isn't working or you're stuck - asking for help is expected and encouraged.
• Keep simple documentation or notes on what you've built, so your supervising engineer can review and build on it.
• Work within agreed timelines, with support from your team to reprioritise when needed.

Role Flexibility

• Be open to working on different parts of the platform - backend logic, testing, tooling, documentation - depending on what the team needs support with.
• Adapt as priorities shift, since you'll often be picking up tasks that free up time for the AI Engineers you're supporting.
• Help with day-to-day tasks like preparing demos, organising test cases, or tidying up documentation, in addition to core engineering work.
• Bring curiosity and a willingness to learn - this role is about growing your skills while providing real, useful support to the team.
  • Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts (e.g. large language models, APIs) or strong willingness to learn.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git), basic software engineering practices, and observability tooling (e.g. OpenTelemetry/OTel) is a plus.
  • This internship is ideal for a candidate interested in building hands-on AI engineering experience, contributing to a real enterprise AI platform, and learning directly from experienced AI Engineers.

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs-Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.