Data-AI Engineering Intern

Overview

Good things are happening at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies. We provide Property & Casualty insurance products and services through a nationwide network of independent agents and brokers. Our companies are all rated A “Superior” by AM Best (the leading independent insurance rating organization) and ultimately owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group – one of the financially strongest organizations in the world! Headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA, we employ over 1,000 individuals (and growing) and have offices across the country. Our vision is to be the leading small business insurance provider nationwide.

Founded upon an exceptional culture and led by a collaborative and inclusive management team, our company’s success is grounded in our core values: accountability, service, integrity, empowerment, and diversity. We are always in search of talented individuals to join our team and embark on an exciting career path!

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Data Engineers in building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines, analytics solutions, and AI-enabled features.
• Support data preparation, validation, and documentation efforts across data engineering, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and experimentation of AI Agents and foundational LLM-driven workflows (where approved and appropriate).
• Work with structured and semi-structured data using Python and SQL to support analytics and AI use cases.
• Participate in cloud-based data and AI platforms, gaining hands-on exposure to modern data engineering and AI engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Engineers and Analysts to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Learn through shadowing, code reviews, and pair-programming, while progressively taking ownership of well-defined tasks.
• Document work clearly to support knowledge sharing, reproducibility, and team standards.
• Apply a data-driven and AI-first mindset to problem solving, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, AI/ML, or a related technical program.
• Strong foundational skills in:
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Data Engineering concepts
  • Data Analytics
  • AI Engineering fundamentals, including exposure to AI Agents or LLM-based systems
• Familiarity with cloud-based data or AI platforms.
• Demonstrated interest in applying AI-first thinking to real-world data and business problems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to learn and experiment.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to learn from experienced engineers.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to or hands-on experience with:
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Power BI
• Academic or personal project experience involving data pipelines, analytics dashboards, or AI-driven solutions.
• Familiarity with basic software engineering best practices (version control, documentation, testing).

This role may be based out of any of our office locations, including:

New York, NY