Applied AI Intern: Build Enterprise AI Agents & RAG

Hollister Incorporated; Libertyville (IL); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Hollister Incorporated in Libertyville, Illinois is seeking an Applied AI Intern to design, build, test, and improve enterprise AI agents, knowledge assistants, and retrieval solutions. You will work with AI architects and IT professionals to move AI from prototype to governed deployment in a hybrid office setting.

The role emphasizes hands-on solution development, evaluation, documentation, and responsible AI practices across business, R&D, Quality, and enterprise operations.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science/AI/ML/Software Engineering or related field and remain enrolled.
• Foundational understanding of AI, ML, generative AI, data structures, databases or APIs through coursework or projects.
• Experience with at least one language for data or app development, preferably Python or C#.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Curiosity and teamwork to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, configuration, development, and testing of enterprise AI agents and copilots.
• Support retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, enterprise search, and grounded responses.
• Evaluate AI quality, runtimes, grounding, citations, and usability; document defects.
• Review SharePoint content and other data sources for AI readiness and indexing needs.
• Develop small proofs‑of‑concept on emerging AI models and orchestration approaches.
• Assist integration with enterprise services, APIs, Azure Functions, and data platforms.
• Follow responsible AI and security practices; avoid exposing credentials or unsupported claims.
• Collaborate with GitHub workflows, PRs, and deployment pipelines; document results.

Skills

AI fundamentals

Programming in Python

Programming in C#

Communication skills

Collaborative learning

AI ethics awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science/AI/ML/Software Eng

Tools

REST APIs

JSON

GitHub

CI/CD

Azure/Cloud basics

Job description

Hollister Incorporated in Libertyville, Illinois is seeking an Applied AI Intern to design, build, test, and improve enterprise AI agents, knowledge assistants, and retrieval solutions. You will work with AI architects and IT professionals to move AI from prototype to governed deployment in a hybrid office setting.

The role emphasizes hands-on solution development, evaluation, documentation, and responsible AI practices across business, R&D, Quality, and enterprise operations.