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Grassroots Analytics · 3 days ago

AI Developer Intern | Summer 2026

Washington, DC

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$27/hr - $27/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Grassroots Analytics is dedicated to providing innovative data solutions to amplify forward-thinking voices and causes. They are seeking an AI Developer Intern who will take on meaningful engineering responsibilities, contributing to code and features while gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools and technologies.

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Responsibilities

End-to-End Ownership : Guide features from initial concept through deployment and user adoption. You'll see the full picture, not just isolated tasks

Build Critical Infrastructure : Help build and maintain the data ingestion pipelines and analyst tools that power our platform. Your work will directly enable insights for clients and internal teams

Explore the AI Frontier : Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools and technologies—think evals, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic data layers, and other emerging capabilities. You'll have the opportunity to research and experiment with new approaches that could shape our product direction

Work on Exciting AI Projects : Contribute to research and development initiatives exploring how AI can enhance our data tools and analytics capabilities. This is your chance to learn by doing at the forefront of the field

Solve Real Problems : When platform or data challenges arise, you'll help design solutions and contribute meaningfully to the approach we take

Learn Through Doing : Deploy new releases, communicate with users, and iterate based on feedback. Each cycle will help you grow as an engineer

Direct Mentorship : Work closely with senior engineers who genuinely want to help you develop. Ask questions, pair program, get feedback, and build your skills in a supportive environment

Collaborate Across Teams : Work with different groups to achieve shared goals. You'll practice explaining technical concepts to various audiences and translating user needs into solutions

Work with Data : Design and perform analysis on our proprietary dataset to help inform product direction and understand your work's impact

Qualification

PythonSQLGoogle Cloud PlatformDjangoFlaskJavaScriptDockerStatistical modelingCuriosity About AICommunicationTeam-First MentalityGrowth MindsetInitiative

Required

College student or recent graduate with a Computer Science background

Excited to take on meaningful work and grow in a supportive, high-trust environment

Real responsibility and the chance to learn directly from experienced engineers

End-to-End Ownership: Guide features from initial concept through deployment and user adoption

Build Critical Infrastructure: Help build and maintain the data ingestion pipelines and analyst tools

Explore the AI Frontier: Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools and technologies

Work on Exciting AI Projects: Contribute to research and development initiatives exploring AI

Solve Real Problems: Help design solutions for platform or data challenges

Learn Through Doing: Deploy new releases, communicate with users, and iterate based on feedback

Direct Mentorship: Work closely with senior engineers for development

Collaborate Across Teams: Work with different groups to achieve shared goals

Work with Data: Design and perform analysis on proprietary dataset

Initiative: Excited to contribute and willing to take on challenges

Curiosity About AI: Interested in exploring how AI/ML can solve real problems

Growth Mindset: Eager to learn, open to feedback, and excited by new challenges

Strong Communication: Can explain thinking clearly and ask thoughtful questions

Team-First Mentality: Collaborative, supportive, and focused on shared success

Technical Foundation: Some exposure to technologies like Python, Django, Flask, JavaScript, Vue, Node, HTML, CSS, Docker, Airflow, SQL, Postgres, Google Cloud Platform, Firebase, Git, CI/CD pipelines

Statistical modeling or data analysis (helpful but not required)