Process Innovation - Software Engineering Intern

Role Description

Report authoring is one of the highest-effort, lowest-leverage activities our scientific and operational teams do. This role will be a small intern team that will spend 10 weeks experimenting – cheaply and quickly – with how modern AI tooling (LLMs, OCR, and adjacent systems) could move our report authors from blank templates to populated first drafts that humans then review, edit, and finalize. The project starts from a blank canvas. The team will focus on one line of business and one document type, work directly with report authors to understand the current workflow, and deliver a working prototype plus an honest recommendation on whether to invest further. The project will be shaped to align with the team's strengths and interests – what you see here is the starting point, not the finish line.

What You'll Do Here:

• Building and breaking small prototypes – trying things, throwing them out, trying again
• Working with real document content (templates, historical reports, source data) to figure out what's possible
• Wiring together LLM APIs, OCR tooling, and whatever else the problem calls for
• Pair-programming and reviewing each other's work; you won't be siloed
• Sitting in on user interviews with report authors so you understand who you're building for
• Presenting what you've built (and what hasn't worked) to stakeholders, including senior leadership

Qualifications

• High School Seniors through rising college Juniors with a serious interest in computer science or software engineering
• Curiosity and the habit of building things
• Comfort sitting with ambiguity
• Experience in teaching yourself something outside of class or fixing your own code

Requirements

• Apply even if you don't tick every box; excitement about the project is key
• Ability to point to one or two things you've built or figured out on your own

In lieu of a Cover Letter

Please choose 2 of the 4 questions below and answer each in 30–60 words:

• Describe your personal approach to when you do or don't use AI.
• Describe a system – technical or otherwise – you use to keep yourself organized on a project, and what about it works for you.
• Describe a problem you noticed outside of school or work and decided to do something about. Focus on what made you notice it, not what you did about it. Include at least one detail that's specific to your situation.
• What's something you find yourself thinking about that most people you know don't?

Company Description

Altasciences is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or any other protected grounds under applicable legislation. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities during the recruitment process are available upon request. Join us at Altasciences!