AI/ML Engineer Co-op

Ahold Delhaize USA; Quincy (MA); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid co-op (6 months)

Mentorship program

Leadership speaker sessions

Executive visibility

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA's AI team is offering a paid six-month co-op focused on personalization and recommendation systems for millions of shoppers. You will gain hands-on experience with machine learning, NLP, and graph-based modeling, while working on real projects that influence e-commerce and customer engagement.

This program emphasizes mentorship, leadership exposure, and pathways to full-time roles within ADUSA.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a master's program in Data Science, AI, CS, Statistics, or related field.
• Strong Python programming skills demonstrated through coursework or projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate technical results.
• Familiarity with ML concepts, NLP, Generative AI, and large language models (LLMs).
• Understanding Agentic AI concepts, AI agents, multi-step workflows, tool usage, and orchestration patterns.

Skills

Python

ML concepts

NLP

Generative AI

LLMs

Agentic AI

Recommender systems

Deep learning

Education

Master's program in Data Science/AI/CS

Tools

Python

XGBoost

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Job description

Category/Area of Expertise: Co-Ops

Job Requisition: 546729

Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street

Store Code: Data Science (5157867)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Co-op Program Overview: Get an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry while developing relevant business, technical and leadership skills geared towards enhancing your career. This paid Co-op experience is an opportunity to help drive business results in an environment designed to promote and reward diversity, innovation and leadership. Our mission is to create impactful early talent programs that provide cohorts with meaningful project work, learning and development sessions, and mentorship opportunities.

• Approximate 6-month Co-op session with competitive pay
• Impactful project work to develop your skills/knowledge
• Career assistance & mentoring in obtaining full time positions within ADUSA
• Leadership speaker sessions and development activities
• One-on-one mentoring in your area of interest
• Involvement in group community service events
• Networking and professional engagement opportunities
• Access to online career development tools and resources
• Opportunity to present project work to company leaders and gain executive visibility

Department/Position Description: The AI team at ADUSA is focused on building advanced personalization and recommendation systems to improve the digital grocery shopping experience for millions of customers. We specialize in hyper-personalization, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and graph-based modeling to generate actionable insights. Our work powers business decisions across e-commerce, marketing, and customer engagement, driving both innovation and measurable growth. We also develop, deploy, monitor, and maintain model training pipelines and microservice APIs that support scalable model inferencing in production.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a master's program in Data Science, AI, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python with coursework or projects in data science / AI.
• Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and ability to communicate technical results.
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts, natural language processing, Generative AI, and large language models (LLMs).
• Understanding Agentic AI concepts, including AI agents, multi-step workflows, tool usage, and orchestration patterns.
• Knowledge of recommendation systems, personalization techniques, ranking models, and customer/product relevance modeling.
• Strong understanding of deep learning concepts and transformer-based architectures, including when and how to apply them to practical AI use cases.
• Ability to implement, evaluate, and tune classical machine learning models such as XGBoost, Random Forest, gradient boosting, regression models, and other standard ML techniques for real-world business problems.

Individual cohort pay rates vary based on location, academic year, and position.

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $20.90 - $35.70

IL/MA/MD Salary Range: $22.80 - $37.30

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.