Generative AI Backend Intern: RAG & LLM Systems

Tractian; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Tractian, a hardware-software-AI company, is seeking a Generative AI Engineering Intern to join on-site in Atlanta, GA. You will work with the team to build backend components that connect LLMs with data sources and APIs, and help implement RAG workflows with a focus on reliability.

The role covers testing, debugging, and optimizing performance, with collaboration across software and product teams to support deployment and monitoring of AI applications.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD in CS, AI, Data Science, Engineering or related field.
• Strong programming skills with APIs, databases, and Git.
• Familiar with LLM projects and testing approaches.

Responsibilities

• Build backend components that connect LLMs with data sources and APIs.
• Help implement and improve retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.
• Write tests, debug failures and improve application performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with software and product teams to support integration, deployment and system monitoring.

Skills

Backend development

API integration

Testing & debugging

TypeScript

Go

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in CS/AI/DS/Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

PyTorch

Vector databases

Cloud deployments

Job description

Tractian, a hardware-software-AI company, is seeking a Generative AI Engineering Intern to join on-site in Atlanta, GA. You will work with the team to build backend components that connect LLMs with data sources and APIs, and help implement RAG workflows with a focus on reliability.

The role covers testing, debugging, and optimizing performance, with collaboration across software and product teams to support deployment and monitoring of AI applications.