Generative AI Engineering Intern

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

Generative AI Engineering Intern# Generative AI Engineering InternSoftware DevelopmentOn-siteAtlanta, GAWhy Join UsTractian combines hardware, software and AI to help industrial teams detect equipment problems early and prevent costly downtime. Our technology supports more than 1,200 facilities, with over 100,000 sensors deployed globally. A Y Combinator company, we've been recognized on the Forbes AI 50, named a G2 Leader and ranked No. 24 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in North America. We're building technology that keeps industry running and looking for people who want to help shape what comes next.Generative AI at TractianOur engineers build and improve applications powered by large language models (LLMs). The work combines retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), API integration and backend engineering, with a focus on testing, scalability and reliable performance.What You Will DoWork with our engineering team to develop and improve an AI application. You'll help connect models with data and APIs, test functionality and troubleshoot issues that affect performance and reliability.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.Requirements* Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor's, master's or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Engineering or a related technical field.* Strong programming skills and experience building and debugging backend applications with APIs, databases and Git.* A working LLM project you can explain, including your contribution, technical decisions and testing approach. Coursework, research and independent projects are welcome.* Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and how to connect language models with external data.Helpful ExperienceExperience with TypeScript or Go, vector databases, PyTorch, Docker or cloud deployment. Familiarity with LLM inference or model optimization is a plus.What You Will Gain* Hands-on experience building LLM applications with RAG and API integrations.* Engineering mentorship on backend development, testing and system reliability.* Exposure to how AI applications are deployed, monitored and maintained.If you want to build a ship, don't organize people to collect wood, assign them tasks, and give orders. Instead, teach them to long for the vast and endless sea.Antoine Saint-Exupery