About the role#
The Agentic AI team builds autonomous agents that plan, execute, and iterate on research and engineering tasks with limited supervision. We focus on agent design, orchestration, and durable execution across various tools and data sources. This co-op role involves a mix of research and engineering, where you will own features from prototype through production while working alongside experienced researchers and engineers.
What you'll do#
- Build and improve agents that use APIs, tools, and large datasets.
- Rethink traditional research and software-development workflows using an agentic SDLC.
- Design and run evaluations to measure accuracy, reliability, and cost on public and proprietary datasets.
- Prototype new capabilities and turn successful experiments into production components.
- Investigate agent failures, identify causes, and develop fixes.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in a master's degree program in computer science, machine learning, or a related field.
- Strong Python skills with experience reading and writing production-quality code.
- Hands-on experience developing agents through coursework, personal projects, research, or prior work.
- Ability to break down complex systems and reason from first principles.
- Clear technical communication skills.
Location & details#
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: $25 - $45 per hour.
- Status: Full-time, paid, no sponsorship provided.
About Flagship Pioneering
Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on inventing and building platform companies that develop products for human health and sustainability. It has originated more than 100 scientific ventures since its inception. The current ecosystem includes over 40 companies, such as Indigo Agriculture and Generate:Biomedicines.
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