Intern-AI and Data Solutions

Tallgrass • Lakewood, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The AI and Data Solutions team designs, develops, integrates, and supports AI-enabled solutions, internal applications, and related services that help Tallgrass teams work more efficiently. The team builds tools such as internal portals, chatbots, workflow automations, and data-informed AI systems, and applies company AI governance, privacy, and security practices throughout delivery. Interns work alongside developers and data practitioners on structured, supervised assignments. This role is designed for a student still in school: you will learn established patterns, contribute to real backlog and pilot work, and grow toward more independent delivery with mentoring and review.

Requirements

• Student actively enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, and attending related coursework, with an expected graduation date of December 2026-May 2028.
• Coursework or academic project experience in programming, data, or introductory AI/ML concepts.
• Foundational familiarity with at least one modern programming language; Python preferred.
• Basic understanding of data concepts (tables, files, and introductory SQL or equivalent coursework).
• Strong organizational, time-management, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and as part of a team; receptive to feedback and mentoring.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Collaborate with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism.
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.

Nice To Haves

• Personal, club, or academic projects that used LLMs, chatbots, APIs, notebooks, or simple AI applications.
• Familiarity with Git, Python, or introductory web development.
• Curiosity about how AI is applied in a business setting, not only in coursework.
• Attention to detail, reliability, and a clear desire to learn.
• Ability to explain technical ideas in plain language.
• Team-oriented mindset and comfort asking questions early.

Responsibilities

• Join the AI and Data Solutions team on day-to-day work, using published documentation, team patterns, and mentoring to complete assigned tasks.
• Help prototype and develop AI-enabled internal tools and automations the team has identified as valuable but cannot currently prioritize against production support and committed delivery work.
• Support evaluation, testing, integration, and documentation of AI system workflows, including APIs, model prompts, data inputs, and application components, so senior developers can stay focused on architecture and production releases.
• Contribute to data preparation, quality checks, and simple transformations in collaboration with Data & Analytics so datasets are suitable for AI experiments and pilots.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to help generate code scaffolding, templates, unit-test stubs, and documentation under established guidelines and review.
• Learn introductory retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) concepts - how knowledge sources, prompts, and search support answers - and apply them on assigned exercises under guidance.
• Assist in turning business requests into simple technical notes, flow diagrams, and implementation checklists with supervision.
• Write and run unit or integration tests for assigned components; record findings, steps, and how-to notes in team documentation.
• Apply company AI governance guardrails under direction, including data minimization, PII handling, prompt filtering, content moderation, and privacy and security best practices.
• Collaborate with teammates and stakeholders with tact, courtesy, and professionalism; present your work in clear, non-technical language when asked.
• Complete other assigned projects that support team delivery and your learning.
• You will not independently own production systems, on-call rotation, or unsupervised releases.

Benefits

• paid time off
• a housing stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern