Founding AI Team Intern — Build Real Automations & Tools

K1; Manhattan Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct access to a Founding Partner

Full-time conversion opportunity

Portfolio-wide exposure

Flexible scheduling

Competitive hourly compensation

Job summary

A leading private equity firm in Manhattan Beach, CA, is seeking an AI Automation Intern to join their founding AI team. This role is not typical; you'll collaborate with a Founding Partner and directly impact automation projects across 275+ portfolio companies. Responsibilities include building AI-powered tools, evaluating models, and creating dashboards. Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in Computer Science or similar, have AI experience, and know Python. This position offers competitive pay and flexible hours aligned with your classes.

Qualifications

• Prior internship or substantive project experience in AI/ML, software engineering, or data science.
• Ability to ship working code, especially in Python or JavaScript.
• Comfort with ambiguity and strong action bias.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered automations.
• Rapidly prototype AI tools and agents based on feedback.
• Evaluate emerging AI models and frameworks.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency with Claude (Anthropic)

Working knowledge of Microsoft 365

Prompt engineering

Multi-step workflows

Bias toward action

Education

Currently pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Power Automate

JavaScript

Job description

A leading private equity firm in Manhattan Beach, CA, is seeking an AI Automation Intern to join their founding AI team. This role is not typical; you'll collaborate with a Founding Partner and directly impact automation projects across 275+ portfolio companies. Responsibilities include building AI-powered tools, evaluating models, and creating dashboards. Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in Computer Science or similar, have AI experience, and know Python. This position offers competitive pay and flexible hours aligned with your classes.