Software Engineer Intern - AI/ML Pipelines (DC)

Protagonist; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 23.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Protagonist is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to join our small, collaborative engineering team and contribute to the Narrative Analytics® platform, which analyzes millions of online conversations to uncover beliefs and narratives shaping actions.

This hands-on role involves building API endpoints in Python with Django REST Framework, front-end work with React/TypeScript, data pipelines with Metaflow, and exploring LLM features.

Formación

• . Authorized to work in the US.
• . Must meet applicable U.S. Government contract eligibility requirements, including citizenship or security clearance.
• . Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• . Available to work a minimum of 20 hours/week throughout the semester.
• . This is not a fully remote position; interns must be able to work in our Washington D.C. office 1-2 days per week.
• . Comfortable in Python.
• . You’ve used Git for real, not just for a class assignment
• . Some exposure to web development (any framework), SQL, or JavaScript
• . Curious about NLP, machine learning, or large language models

Responsabilidades

• Build API endpoints in Python (Django REST Framework) and the React/TypeScript components that use them
• Write steps in our data pipelines (Metaflow) that pull in documents, enrich them with LLMs, and index them in OpenSearch
• Help build and evaluate LLM features: prompt templates, structured outputs, and scorecards that tell us whether a prompt is working
• Gain hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3, Bedrock, and EKS, to support development, troubleshooting, and deployment Write tests, upgrade dependencies, fix what breaks, and help track down production bugs
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand how the platform is used and how engineering contributions support analytical workflows

Conocimientos

Python

Git

Web development

NLP/ML interest

Educación

Pursuing Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree

Herramientas

Django REST Framework

React

TypeScript

Metaflow

OpenSearch

AWS

Bedrock

EKS

Docker

Descripción del empleo

Protagonist is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to join our small, collaborative engineering team and contribute to the Narrative Analytics® platform, which analyzes millions of online conversations to uncover beliefs and narratives shaping actions.

This hands-on role involves building API endpoints in Python with Django REST Framework, front-end work with React/TypeScript, data pipelines with Metaflow, and exploring LLM features.