DevOps & AI Engineering Intern (Undergraduate)

WEX Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

WEX Inc. invites an undergraduate student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field to join our Engineering teams as a Summer Intern.

You will work at the intersection of Developer Enablement and AI Infrastructure, tackling platform challenges with Python, Git, AWS, Terraform, and GenAI tools under senior mentorship. You’ll contribute to MCP servers, CI/CD automation, and secure SDLC practices while collaborating with distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in CS, SE, IT or related field.
• Foundational Python programming and API integration knowledge.
• Experience with GitHub workflows and CLI tooling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build & support AI infrastructure across the SDLC.
• Modernize CI/CD, upgrade dependencies, and create reusable workflow templates.
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and manage Artifactory repos and RBAC.
• Assist internal developers by triaging GitHub, Artifactory, and CI/CD tickets.
• Evaluate GenAI tools to automate engineering workflows and backend services.
• Help enforce SDLC security and metadata standards and guardrails.
• Document starter guides and update technical READMEs for secure pipelines.
• Participate in daily standups and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Python

Git

CI/CD concepts

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT

Tools

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Artifactory

AWS

Azure

LangChain

Job description

WEX is a global commerce platform that has been simplifying the way businesses operate for over 40 years. Our purpose is simple: to reduce administrative burdens, streamline payments, and manage mobility. With a team of over 7,200 professionals across 16 countries. Our specialties are employee benefits, business payments, and fleet/mobility solutions. We support more than 20 million SaaS accounts, 8 million Health Savings Accounts, and 19+ million vehicles worldwide. We're a growing company with a history of innovation and a focus on our customers, making this a great place to grow your career.

The WEX Summer Internship Program: Learn, Lead, and Make an Impact Our 13-week paid internship program, running from late May to mid-August, is a chance for you to gain real-world experience and develop your skills. Recruiting begins in September and continues through November at our various locations across the U.S. You won't just be a bystander; you'll work on impactful projects and contribute to WEX’s mission. We provide mentorship, professional development, and weekly learning experiences to help you build confidence and leadership skills. High-performing interns may even get the chance to lead their own initiatives. We offer remote, hybrid, and onsite options for flexibility, and our goal is to bring top interns back full-time or offer them extended roles during the school year. Imagine starting your career with a company that’s building what's next. Your future starts here.

About the Team/Role

We are seeking a highly motivated undergraduate student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field to join our Engineering teams as an intern. In this role, you will work at the intersection of Developer Enablement and AI Infrastructure—supporting teams that build enterprise developer velocity, cloud migration, SDLC security, and state-of-the-art Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, agentic frameworks, and AI observability tools across WEX. Working alongside experienced platform engineers, architects, and product managers, you will solve real-world platform challenges using technologies like Python, Git, AWS, Azure, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, and modern GenAI developer tools. Our culture is autonomous, collaborative, and passionate about technology—offering high ownership with a strong safety net and direct mentorship from senior engineers.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Build & Support AI Infrastructure: Assist in developing, deploying, and maintaining MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, agentic infrastructure, and AI observability capabilities for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Modernize CI/CD & Pipelines: Audit, upgrade, and test GitHub Actions dependencies, converting legacy steps into documented, reusable workflow templates for the internal developer marketplace.

Automate Infrastructure with Code: Write and refactor production-ready Terraform modules to automate Artifactory repository setups, RBAC policies, lifecycle rules, and cloud infrastructure.

Support Enterprise Developer Workflows (OPEX): Provide front-line assistance to internal developers by investigating, triaging, and resolving incoming GitHub, Artifactory, and CI/CD support tickets while maintaining team SLAs.

Integrate GenAI & Agent Frameworks: Evaluate and implement Generative AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Augment, Claude, LangChain, LlamaIndex) to automate engineering workflows and build practical backend services.

Enforce SDLC Security & Metadata Standards: Help implement automated compliance tagging (e.g., FABRIC_ID), native Secret Push Protection, and security guardrails against AI-era threats (such as prompt injection and malicious package dependencies).

Author Technical Documentation & Starter Guides: Create clear README files, sample developer starter repositories, and step-by-step documentation showcasing secure pipeline patterns and AI tool integration.

Collaborate & Engage in Daily Agile Syncs: Participate actively in daily standups and engineering design sessions, articulating technical blockers clearly, sharing progress, and collaborating across distributed, remote teams.

Experience You’ll Bring

Educational Foundation: Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.

Core Programming Skills: Foundational proficiency in Python (including standard data structures, object-oriented concepts, and API integrations) or other modern programming/scripting languages (Bash, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go).

Command-Line Git & GitHub: Hands‑on experience navigating GitHub and executing CLI workflows (git pull, push, commit, checkout, branch, merge, PRs) for coursework, personal projects, or open-source contributions.

Networking & System Fundamentals: Core understanding of networking concepts (HTTP/HTTPS, REST APIs, basic request/response flows) and systematic technical troubleshooting skills (reading error logs and debugging).

Proactive Communication & Service Mindset: Clear written and verbal communication skills with a service-oriented approach to helping internal developer peers remove friction.

Self‑Drive & Resourcefulness: High curiosity, initiative to independently research and troubleshoot technical issues before escalation, and a strong passion for learning modern technologies and AI.

Preferred Skills

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure): Exposure to cloud platforms, networking concepts, containerization (Docker, container registries), or core AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda).

CI/CD & DevOps Automation: Familiarity with continuous integration/deployment concepts, editing YAML configuration files, and GitHub Actions (or ARC runner scaling).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Conceptual knowledge or hands‑on exposure to tools like Terraform.

GenAI & Agent Frameworks: Practical experience or strong interest in Generative AI tools, LLM APIs, harnesses, agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex), or AI coding tools (Cursor, Augment, Claude).

Artifact & Package Management: Awareness of package managers (npm, PyPI, Maven, NuGet) or enterprise artifact repositories like JFrog Artifactory.

DevOps Security Awareness: Exposure to software supply chain security, secret push protection, dependency scanning, or AI security guardrails.

Peer Support Experience: Prior experience with ticketing systems, customer support, peer tutoring, or IT helpdesk roles.

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan.

WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well‑being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more.

WEX is a global commerce platform that helps businesses solve for operational complexities like employee benefits, managing and mobilizing fleets, and streamlining payments. With over 6,500 employees, we work with large and small companies in more than 200 countries and territories, and can tailor our services to meet the unique needs of their businesses. We hire people who share our passion for continuous innovation and client service that is unparalleled in the industry. Offering comprehensive and market competitive benefits, our offerings are designed to support your personal and professional well‑being.

WEX is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability or other protected status. WEX promotes a drug‑free workplace. Qualified individuals with a disability have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. If you require a reasonable accommodation as a result of your disability at any point in the job application process, please submit your request through our Reasonable Accommodation Request Form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.