Competitive Intelligence AI Engineering Intern

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. About Our Summer Internship Program Our Summer Internship Program is designed for students entering their final year of university who are eager to gain meaningful, real-world experience in a fast paced, collaborative, and professional environment. As a Summer Intern, you'll participate in a comprehensive onboarding experience led by our University Relations team to set you up for success from day one. Throughout the program, you'll also have the opportunity to participate in weekly professional development sessions, networking events, social activities, and other engaging experienced designed to support your personal and professional growth. The program takes place from May – August 2027. Your Role As AI Engineering Intern for our Competitive Intelligence team, you will help the Competitive Intelligence team members design, develop, test, fine-tune, and manage AI chatbots, agents, and apps that help make the team’s processes more automated, scalable, and intelligent. These AI Tools Will Help The Team Scale and accelerate market and competitive researchAccelerate competitive data analysisAnalyze and distribute competitive news with the appropriate stakeholdersPredict competitors’ next strategic movesAutomate the creation and upkeep of competitive Sales resourcesChallenge our competitive resources to strengthen them before sharing them with usersDeliver contextual competitive insight to Sales teams at the right time and in the right formatFurther automate the Competitive Intelligence helpdesk responses This internship is not observational. As our AI Engineering Intern, you will design, build, and ship working AI-powered tools that will benefit 3,500+ Sales Representatives, support global Marketing campaigns, help refine key product roadmap decisions, keep our leadership informed of strategic market motions, and more. We will keep using your deliverables after the internship completion. You will also help us fine-tune existing AI tools. By The End Of Your Internship, You Will Have Delivered at least 1 functioning resource creation agent Delivered 1 functioning resource challenging agentIncreased the Sales support AI agent’s response accuracy over 95%Helped implement our Competitive Intelligence helpdesk v2Designed the AI-powered technical comparison table builder v2Delivered 1-2 other functioning projects that we defined togetherDocumented how to maintain the deliverables you delivered In this role, you will work with our Competitive Intelligence team members, as well as key Competitive Intelligence stakeholders who use our competitive AI tools and competitive resources (Sales Representatives, Product Managers, Product Marketers, …). Qualifications Practical experience with Anthropic Claude Chat bots, Cowork projects, Code projects, and Design projects — not just coursework but actual hands-on Claude experience Working knowledge of agentic/tool use patterns (function calling, RAG, basic orchestration) — doesn't need to be an expert, but shouldn't be learning what an agent is on day oneExposure to evaluating LLM output quality — building a test set, scoring responses, and determining whether a prompt change helpedExposure to version control basics, so work is recoverable and reviewablePython proficiency; comfortable with API integration, data parsing, and basic pipeline constructionSQL exposure; able to read and modify a trivial transformation queryAbility to work with ambiguous, evolving requirements and iterate quickly on a 10-week clock — this is not a spec-handed-to-you internshipComfortable interviewing subject-matter experts (analysts) to reverse-engineer a workflow before automating itRising Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or a graduate student in an accredited college or university in AI engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related fieldExcellent written, verbal and communication skills Willingness to learn about technology Proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office.Ability to work independently with limited direction in a fast-paced environment; must be a high-energy, motivated self-starterUnderstanding and operating within the team's competitive intelligence ethics policy (code of ethics to be shared during interviews) Benefits As a paid intern at Veeam, you’ll receive: Paid Company Holidays during your internshipTech Stipend to help set up your workspace8 Hours of Paid Volunteer Time through our Veeam Cares ProgramPersonal and Professional Development through our Internship Program We’re committed to providing a supportive and rewarding internship experience. The pay range posted is an hourly rate of base pay. When making an offer of employment, Veeam will take into consideration the candidate’s expectations, experience, education, scope of responsibility for the role, and the current market demands. United States of America Intern Pay Range $20 - $25 USD Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential. Personal data collected during the recruitment process will be processed in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Notice, which explains how your information is collected, used, and handled in connection with hiring activities. By applying for this position, you consent to this processing. By submitting your application, you confirm that the information provided, including any supporting documents, is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Any misrepresentation, omission, or falsification may result in disqualification from consideration or, if discovered after employment begins, termination of employment.