Nelnet
Intern - AI Engineer
Lincoln, NE · Intern · Internship
Sponsorship not specified$21k-$25kDetected 20 days ago
PythonFastAPICode ReviewRESTData ScienceLLMsAgentic AILangGraphAI OrchestrationResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptability
About the role
- We're also a technology company, idea incubator, start-up accelerator, and K-12 and higher education expert.
- Join Nelnet as an intern and do real work that matters to our business.
- All Nelnet interns receive one-on-one mentorship, competitive pay, casual dress, flexible schedule, intern-specific programming, and meaningful work experience.
Responsibilities
- Document design decisions, system behavior, and implementation notes with the precision of someone who expects a future engineer to read it.
- Can explain a technical approach to a non-technical stakeholder and a design decision to a senior engineer in the same day.
- Understands that AI systems reflect design choices and that those choices have real consequences.
- So, no matter what you want to do in life-build codes or build brands-we're the best place to do it.
- Nelnet's AI Lab is building the agent frameworks, integrations, and technical infrastructure that will define how Nelnet operates with AI over the next several years.
Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Solid working knowledge is required.
- Hands-On AI Tool Usage (Required): Has used LLMs for real technical work, not just experimentation.
Nice to have
- LangChain, LangGraph, Claude API, OpenAI/Claude SDK, FastAPI, or similar frameworks.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and basic cloud or serverless patterns is beneficial.
- Working Python proficiency.
- Experience with LLM frameworks or API integration is a significant plus.
- Experience with any of the following is a strong plus: LangChain, LangGraph, Claude API, OpenAI/Claude SDK, FastAPI, or similar frameworks.
Skills
- Track developments in LLM frameworks, agent architectures, tooling, and industry approaches.
- Research here feeds real decisions, not slide decks.
- Not satisfied by marketing copy or surface-level comparisons.
- Produces findings that are actionable.
- Comfortable updating assumptions when new information arrives.
- Not attached to the first approach when a better one emerges.
- Pay - $21 - $25
- Nelnet is committed to providing a welcoming and respectful workplace where all associates have the opportunity to succeed.
- Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.
- Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring
- A recruiter reviews applications and determines which candidates move forward in the hiring process.
- Automated Tools in Hiring
Compensation
- $21k-$25k
Company info
- At Nelnet, we're so much more than what you think-and we're just getting started.
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