AI Systems Intern - Python, SQL & APIs (Hybrid)

ABB Inc.; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

ABB Inc. in Cary, NC is offering a part-time internship to advance AI agent development and data integration. You will work onsite/hybrid, contributing to Python-based agents, data connectors, and multi-step workflows with human approval.

You will ship small features weekly, evaluate model outputs, and document your work. Requires Python projects, LLM experience, SQL joins, and REST/JSON knowledge.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a master's program, or in the third or fourth year of a bachelor's program, in computer science, mathematics, data science or industrial engineering in the United States. Master's students preferred.
• Available to continue part-time, remotely, for about six months after the summer, alongside your studies.
• Intern must have reliable transportation to and from the worksite during the summer.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future.
• Python you've shipped: a project someone else can run, with git and tests. Include a link with your application.
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs: model APIs, tool calling, structured outputs.
• SQL, including joins across multiple tables.
• A working understanding of REST APIs and JSON.

Responsibilities

• The agents and connectors: building the AI layer's agents, tools and data connectors in Python.
• Multi-step workflows: designing agent flows with human approval and sandbox access.
• The right retrieval for each question: choosing the right data source (database, API, or document search).
• Evaluation: building evaluation sets and measuring accuracy.
• Weekly delivery: shipping small pieces and demos to team and business users.
• AI assistants, owned: explaining every line of code you commit.
• Documentation: writing up what you build and learn.

Skills

Python

LLMs

SQL

REST APIs / JSON

Git & tests

Education

Master's or 3rd/4th year in CS/Math/Data Science/Industrial Eng

Tools

LangGraph

Git

Testing frameworks

Job description

ABB Inc. in Cary, NC is offering a part-time internship to advance AI agent development and data integration. You will work onsite/hybrid, contributing to Python-based agents, data connectors, and multi-step workflows with human approval.

You will ship small features weekly, evaluate model outputs, and document your work. Requires Python projects, LLM experience, SQL joins, and REST/JSON knowledge.