About the role#
This 12-week summer internship program is designed for graduate students to gain hands-on experience in technology. The program aims to support individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the technology space, including women currently enrolled in technology-related programs. You will work alongside engineers and business partners to build AI agents that support investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management functions. The internship includes mentorship, training, community service, social events, and a final project presentation to technology leadership.
What you'll do#
- Design, build, and test AI agents and agentic workflows to automate tasks for firm teams.
- Connect agents to firm data sources, APIs, and Microsoft 365 applications using tool calling and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with guidance from senior engineers.
- Apply prompt engineering, context engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques to improve agent accuracy.
- Use AI coding assistants while following established coding, testing, code review, and release standards.
- Create evaluations and test cases to measure agent accuracy, cost, and performance before release.
- Follow AI, information security, and data privacy policies, including access controls, guardrails, and human review of agent output.
- Work in Agile teams to gather requirements, share progress through demos, and present a final project.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
- Anticipated graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Coursework or project experience in Python.
- Familiarity with at least one of the following: JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or SQL.
- Foundational understanding of large language models, machine learning, data structures, algorithms, and APIs.
- Strong interest in AI and agentic development with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
- Excellent communication, presentation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail and ability to work well in team environments.
- Preferred: Projects or hackathons using LLM APIs, familiarity with agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Microsoft Semantic Kernel), MCP servers, multi-agent systems, or RAG pipelines. Experience with AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot), Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Git, and Azure DevOps is also preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Chicago, Illinois.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment: Full-time.
- This is a paid internship.
About William Blair
William Blair is a financial services firm founded in 1935. It operates as an independent and employee-owned partnership. The company provides investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management services. It maintains over 20 offices globally and employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
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