AI Developer Fall Intern

Job description

AI Developer Intern — 90 Day Internship with Potential Full-Time Opportunity. This position is located in our Ellicott City, MD HQ working with the rest of our AI developers. It requires being in-office and is not a remote or hybrid position.

What We’re Looking For

HCIactive is a forward-thinking, highly experienced AI development organization that has fully transformed into an AI-first development shop. We are looking for a highly motivated AI Developer Intern for a 90-day summer internship / trial period
, with the shared intention of transitioning into a full-time role immediately afterward if the fit is strong for both the candidate and HCIactive
. Candidates must have already graduated or be on track to graduate no later than
December 2026
.

This internship is designed for someone who can quickly adopt and effectively use our mature AI development toolkits, workflows, and engineering patterns. During the 90-day period, the candidate will have the opportunity to demonstrate their technical ability, communication skills, learning speed, initiative, and alignment with HCIactive’s AI-first development approach.

The ideal candidate will have an exceptionally strong foundation in computer science, excellent communication skills, and a strong desire to work with the bleeding edge of AI-powered software development. This role requires someone who can learn quickly, follow established development patterns, adapt to shifting priorities, and take initiative in a fast-moving environment.

Key qualities and experience include:

• Excellent communication skills
  , both internally with team members and externally with stakeholders or users.
• Strong computer science fundamentals
  , including software design, data structures, algorithms, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, emerging technologies, and evolving project needs.
• High enthusiasm for bleeding-edge AI technologies, including AI-assisted development, prompt-driven workflows, and modern AI tooling.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to take initiative, ask good questions, and move work forward independently.
• Ability to follow mature engineering patterns, since HCIactive has been using AI-assisted development practices for over three years and has well-established workflows.
• Familiarity with full-stack development is a plus, including frontend, backend, APIs, databases, and cloud-based application architecture.
• Experience with AI development tools such as Cursor
  , Claude Code, Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar tools is a strong plus. Must have Cursor experience.
• Strong willingness to learn and adopt HCIactive’s AI development toolkits
  , coding standards, and implementation patterns within the 90 day internship period.
• Candidates must have already graduated or be on track to graduate
  no later than
  December 2026

Compensation between $30-$40/hour base on experience.

** Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. The Company is not able to sponsor employment visas or provide employment-based immigration sponsor ships now or in the future for this position.