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William Blair is seeking graduate students to join our technology team for a 12-week internship program during the summer of 2027. The program is designed to promote technology careers among high performing individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the technology space, including but not limited to women currently enrolled, or intending to enroll, in a technology related program. Interns will work alongside William Blair engineers and business partners to design, build, and test AI agents that support the firm’s investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management businesses, as well as its corporate functions. The summer program also includes mentorship, training, community service, social events, and a final project presentation to technology leadership.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to

Help design, build, and test AI agents and agentic workflows that automate tasks for William Blair teams, such as summarizing research, extracting data from financial documents, and preparing for client meetings
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 and reliability
Use AI coding assistants to accelerate development while following William Blair’s coding, testing, code review, and release standards
Create evaluations and test cases that measure agent accuracy, cost, and performance before agents are released to users
Follow William Blair’s AI, information security, and data privacy policies, including access controls, guardrails, and human review of agent output in a regulated financial services environment
Work in Agile teams with engineers, product managers, and business partners to gather requirements, share progress through demos, and present a final project to technology leadership

Required Qualifications

Full-time students currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science, or a related field with anticipated graduation between December 2027 and June 2030
Coursework or project experience in Python; familiarity with at least one of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, SQL
Foundational understanding of large language models (LLMs) and machine learning concepts
Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and APIs
Strong interest in AI and agentic development and the ability to quickly learn new technologies
Excellent communication, presentation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Organized, with a high attention to detail, and works well in team environments

Preferred Qualifications

Projects, hackathons, or coursework building with LLM APIs (e.g., Anthropic Claude, Azure OpenAI)
Familiarity with agent frameworks and SDKs such as Claude Agent SDK, LangChain/LangGraph, or Microsoft Semantic Kernel
Familiarity with MCP servers, multi-agent systems, or RAG pipelines using vector search
Experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Git, and Azure DevOps
Interest in financial services and how AI can support investment banking, investment management, and wealth management
GitHub portfolio demonstrating AI or software projects and experience in Agile practices

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A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range at time of posting is below. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. Actual base salary within the specified range is based on several factors, including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, specific degrees and certifications, job responsibilities, market considerations and, if applicable, the location of the position.

This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit and individual performance) and/or commission-based incentives.