Position Details

Type Internship

Experience entry

Exp. Years 2+ years of work experience in any field

Education Not specified

Category System Administration

About this role

Flatiron School offers a paid work-integrated AI Engineer work-study program for career switchers with 2+ years of general work experience. Participants complete software engineering and AI & data science bootcamps and then contribute to real software projects with an employer partner while receiving mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

Complete Flatiron’s Software Engineering (full-time) and AI & Data Science (part-time) bootcamp programs
Contribute to real software projects during a paid apprenticeship with an employer partner
Collaborate in sprint-based workflows and participate in code reviews
Build a portfolio of production-level work
Receive mentorship from experienced engineers and product leaders

Technical Overview

The program emphasizes Agile and sprint-based development, participation in code reviews, and producing clean, maintainable, production-quality code. It focuses on the intersection of software engineering and AI-enabled products along with data-informed engineering problem-solving.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a career switcher with 2+ years of general work experience who wants their first professional role in tech. They are new to tech or have only foundational exposure and are ready to complete Flatiron’s Software Engineering bootcamp (full-time) plus AI & Data Science bootcamp (part-time), contributing to real projects with Agile sprint workflows and code reviews.

Must-Have Skills

general work experience (2+ years in any field)willingness to learn software engineering through Flatiron’s bootcamp programsability to complete software engineering (full-time) and AI & Data Science (part-time) bootcamp programsparticipate in sprint-based workflows and code reviewswriting cleanmaintainableproduction-quality code

Required Skills

software engineering foundationsmodern engineering practicesAI & Data Science foundationsAgile development workflowssprint-based workflowscode reviewswriting cleanmaintainableproduction-quality codeportfolio buildingproduction-level workmentorshipdata-informed thinking

Hard Skills

software engineering foundationsmodern engineering practicesAI & Data Science foundationsagile development workflowscode review participationwriting cleanmaintainableproduction-quality codebuilding a portfolio of production-level worksoftware project developmentdata-informed thinking for engineering problemscollaborating in sprint-based workflows

Soft Skills

mentorship receptivenesscollaborationteamworkcommunicationgrowth mindsetaccountabilityadaptabilityability to learn structured material

Industry & Role

Industry Education

Job Function Train and place career switchers into entry-level software engineering experience through bootcamps and paid apprenticeship projects

Role Subtype Junior Software Engineer

Tech Domains Python

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Not for experienced software engineers, developers, or data scientists, Must not have prior professional experience in technical engineering roles, Must not currently be employed in full-time jobs

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