Generative AI Engineer Virtual Internship
Company: Robert Half
Location: San Ramon, CA 94583 (Remote)
Salary: $26 an hour
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-02-18
About this role
Who We Are
Robert Half, one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For is hiring for a Generative AI Engineer Virtual Intern to join the Protiviti Applications department.
This intern will help develop and support AI-driven applications. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in generative AI topics such as large language models, retrieval augmented generation, vector databases, and prompt engineering. The ideal candidate would be someone passionate about pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, particularly in conversational AI and knowledge-based systems. Our team's vision is to shape the technological future of our company. We are using AI to deliver strategic and innovative solutions for the enterprise.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop and maintain Generative AI applications, advanced AI models and conversational agents.
- Use Gen AI techniques like Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering, Embeddings etc. to enhance model outcomes.
- Perform evaluation on LLM output using appropriate metrics and iteratively improve results.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in AI to implement cutting-edge solutions.
- Communicate model results and solicit feedback from stakeholders at various levels.
What You’ll Need
- Be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate degree program related to computer science, with a graduation year of 2027.
- Working knowledge of a programming or scripting language (Python, C#, JavaScript/Typescript, SQL).
- Working knowledge of LLM and Generative AI concepts and its real-world applications.
- Working knowledge of evaluating LLM output with appropriate metrics.
- Good working knowledge of SQL query language (preferably with Microsoft SQL Server).
- Good understanding of SQL Server DB concepts.
- Understanding of No SQL concepts and Cosmos DB.
- Understanding of Cloud Platforms is a plus (Azure/AWS).
- Experience with var...