AI Engineer Intern (Master's Program)

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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AI Engineer Intern | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a Machine Learning Intern to help shape and optimize our AI-powered coding environment. Are you passionate about cutting-edge AI technologies? Are you excited about the future of AI-assisted software development? Do you want to work on cutting-edge machine learning applications that help developers write better code and faster? In this role, you’ll play a key part in refining how developers interact with AI-generated code, improving its usability, and driving adoption within our engineering teams.

At Acorns, we believe in looking after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. With benevolence and courage, we’ve made micro-investing an empowering first step in financial independence. Now, we’re taking our mission to the next level of engineering excellence powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Please note: This position requires candidates to be currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (hard requirement).

Work sponsorship is not available for this role, including Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT),  F-1 Visa program, and other visa sponsorships.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA. This role has the option to be remote within the United States or based in our Irvine, CA office.

This position is part-time and is expected to work 15-20 hours per week.

What you will do at Acorns:

• Develop and implement RAG models using Amazon Bedrock to enhance programming-related use cases.

• Explore and integrate vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate), embedding models, and retrieval frameworks (e.g., LangChain, FAISS).

• Research and implement automated code generation tools, such as CoPilot, Cursor AI, etc, to improve developer productivity.

• Conduct research on techniques to increase developer adoption of generated code.

• Analyze and evaluate system performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.

• Collaborate with the team to experiment with and refine Generative AI workflows.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (hard requirement)

• Familiarity with Generative AI concepts, RAG, and frameworks like Amazon Bedrock or similar.

• Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages.

• Understanding of system performance evaluation metrics and methodologies.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Hunger to deliver game-changing products

• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery

• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission

• Optimistic about the potential of societal change

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Generative AI frameworks or libraries (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI, LangChain).

• Knowledge of code generation tools or systems (e.g. Github, Copilot, Cursor AI, Codex, CodeT5, and Tabnine)

• Research experience or coursework related to AI/ML system evaluation.

• Passion for improving the developer experience and software engineering processes.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.  

What we offer: 

• Competitive hourly wage

• Flexible work hours and location

• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.

• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 13 million people save & invest over $22 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $30.00/hour.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify hourly rates (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:
Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visitwww.e-verify.gov