AI Data Engineer / Software Engineer Intern

AI DATA ENGINEER / SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN

Build Real AI Software. Work With AWS. Develop the Future.

16 Squares, Inc., a Blacksburg, Virginia, SaaS company, is looking for an AI Data Engineer / Software Engineer Intern to join our engineering team and help build the next generation of AI-driven applications.

This is not a traditional internship where you spend your time watching someone else code.

You will have the opportunity to write real software, build APIs, work with databases, develop AI integrations, deploy applications to AWS, and contribute to both front-end and back-end systems.

If you are the type of person who enjoys figuring out how things work, building software, experimenting with AI, and learning new technologies, we want to hear from you.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

As an AI Data Engineer / Software Engineer Intern, you may work on projects involving:

Artificial intelligence and generative AI

AI-powered web applications

Python back-end services

REST APIs

PostgreSQL databases

Data pipelines and ETL

Large language models

AI agents

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)

Front-end web applications

Cloud infrastructure

User authentication

Containerized applications

Automated deployments

Data processing and analytics

You will work with technologies including:

Python • PostgreSQL • SQL • Docker • Git • AWS • Azure AI • REST APIs • JavaScript/TypeScript • React

AWS CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES

You will gain practical experience working with AWS, including:

Amazon S3

Amazon RDS / PostgreSQL

Amazon Cognito

Amazon ECS

AWS Fargate

Amazon CloudFront

Amazon Route 53

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)

IAM

CloudWatch

VPC and networking fundamentals

Docker/container deployment

The goal is for you to understand how these technologies work together to build a secure, scalable, production-quality application.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone who is:

Studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, AI, IT, or a related field; or has demonstrated equivalent technical ability.

Comfortable with SQL and interested in PostgreSQL.

Familiar with Git/GitHub.

Interested in AWS cloud technologies.

Interested in artificial intelligence and generative AI.

Comfortable learning unfamiliar technologies.

A problem solver who enjoys researching answers.

Able to work independently while also collaborating with senior engineers.

Detail-oriented and willing to test and improve their work.

INTERNSHIP DETAILS

Position: AI Data Engineer / Software Engineer Intern

Type: Unpaid

Hours: 20 hours per week

Location: Hybrid

Duration: Nine (9) months, until May 2027

Start Date: Immediately

Potential for Continued Employment: Yes

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit by email (to [email protected]):

Résumé

GitHub or software portfolio, if available

Brief description of one software, AI, data, or cloud project you have built

List of AWS, Azure, Microsoft, or other technical certifications

Expected internship availability

• Apply by emailing: [email protected]