About the role#
StepStone is looking for analytical and technical interns to join the AI Initiatives team. You will work on production-oriented projects involving LLM pipeline design, structured data extraction, and quantitative modeling to support investment research. This role requires a collaborative mindset and a focus on solving problems with a low-ego approach.
What you'll do#
- Design and iterate on LLM-powered pipelines for document processing, RAG system design, prompt engineering, and LLM-output evaluation.
- Build and optimize quantitative models and end-to-end data pipelines using Python and SQL for large-scale financial data extraction and transformation.
- Analyze large financial datasets and apply quantitative modeling to surface investment insights.
- Document technical findings, model design decisions, and pipeline architecture.
- Communicate results to technical teammates and non-technical investment stakeholders.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Ph.D. program in Mathematics, Physics, Econometrics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Ability to work in person in La Jolla during the 2027 summer intern program and remotely on a part-time basis during the 2028 Fall semester.
- Strong Python coding skills and SQL proficiency.
- Experience with data pipelines and quantitative modeling.
- Ability to work with large, messy real-world datasets.
- Experience or coursework in AI/ML, LLMs, NLP, data retrieval, or vector embeddings is preferred.
- Familiarity with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake or Azure, vector databases, or workflow orchestration tools like Airflow is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: La Jolla, California.
- Term: Summer 2027 and Fall 2028.
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Compensation: $30 per hour.
- This is a paid internship. We do not provide visa sponsorship.
About StepStone Group
StepStone Group is a global private markets investment firm founded in 2007. The company provides customized investment solutions, advisory, and data services to clients. Its client base includes pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and endowments. The firm manages portfolios across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate asset classes. It is a public company based in New York with approximately 1,487 employees.
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