AI Engineer Intern – Machine Learning Operations (Summer 2026)

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Position Overview

The AI Engineer Intern – MLOps will focus on operationalizing machine learning workflows, including model deployment, monitoring, and pipeline automation.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design, build and maintain MLOps systems for AI/ML projects.
• Support containerization and deployment of AI/ML workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Design and implement evaluation/testing frameworks for AI/ML workloads.
• Assist in monitoring, logging, and maintaining AI/ML systems in production.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to improve system reliability.
• Display effective teamwork and communication in collaborative settings.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD candidate in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python and cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, and Databricks.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with monitoring frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Exposure to distributed computing or big data frameworks (Spark).
• Experience with agentic frameworks (Pydantic AI, LangGraph, CrewAI)
• Experience with RAG architectures (vector database, search)
  
  

Salary Range:

$35,000.00 - $56,000.00

The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis.

Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

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