Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
AI Engineer Intern
We are looking for an AI Engineer Intern to join our team at ING Bank in Milan, Italy. If you are passionate about artificial intelligence and want to contribute to the design, development, and deployment of AI systems, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
- End-to-end AI system development: Design, develop, and deploy artificial intelligence systems from prototype to production.
- Agentic architecture implementation: Build multi-agent systems using agent architectural patterns.
- Prompt engineering and optimization: Develop effective prompts for generative models to ensure consistent performance across different model families.
- RAG systems: Implement and optimize semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation systems for enterprise applications.
- Evaluation and testing: Develop robust evaluation frameworks to measure the performance, reliability, and alignment of AI agents.
Requirements
- Programming languages: Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript for AI application development.
- Frameworks and tools: Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, Copilot SDK, ADK, or other frameworks for building autonomous agents.
- Models and architectures: Understanding of transformers, fine-tuning techniques (LoRA, QLoRA, DPO), and multimodal models.
- Vector databases: Implementation and management of embedding and retrieval systems using databases.
- Ethics and compliance: Implement ethical guardrails and explainability features to ensure responsible AI deployment.
- Bias mitigation: Identify and mitigate biases in data and algorithms to ensure fairness and transparency.
- Privacy and security: Protect data throughout the AI lifecycle and ensure system integrity.
- MLOps and deployment (nice-to-have): Experience with machine learning operations, including monitoring, versioning, and secure deployment in enterprise environments.
- Development environment: Proficiency with Git, virtual environments, environment variables, and application deployment.
Nice to Have
- Advocacy for responsible AI
- Production-ready mindset
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Team-oriented
- Adaptable and open-minded
- A curious, innovative, and energetic attitude toward technology and learning.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Trustworthy and reliable.
We Offer
- Super flexible smart working
- Competitive base salaries and performance-based bonuses
- Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets
- International Environment
- Commitment to sustainability
- Lots of training development opportunities to help you grow
- Lots of moments dedicated to physical and mental well-being
- A special day off when it is your birthday: we call it #doyourbirthday!
- And of course we can’t forget: free water & coffee at the office!
About the Company
At ING, we value and support our employees before recruiting external talent. If you believe this vacancy is the right next step in your career at ING, we invite you to apply. If you have questions about the vacancy or need more information before deciding to apply, do not hesitate to contact the responsible recruiter.
ING offers many opportunities to build a diverse and rewarding career. You will be joining an international innovative digital bank, the first in Italy to adopt a fully flexible smart working model, and you will be working in a stimulating environment where you can grow both as an individual and as a professional. Our purpose - empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business - represents our belief in people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach or tell people how to live their lives. We empower people and businesses to realize their own vision for a better future.
#doyourthing is our brand direction with us each and every day. It is how we articulate our purpose and our promise to make banking frictionless to the world.
‘do your thing’ is about people being free to live the life they want to live, knowing that they will make their world a little better for it.
Do you think you are "a step ahead"? Apply now!