Process Innovation - Software Engineering Intern

About The Role

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.

• Build and experiment with small prototypes – try, fail, and try again.
• Work with real document content (templates, historical reports, source data) to explore possibilities.
• Integrate LLM APIs, OCR tooling, and other necessary components.
• Pair‑program and review each other's work; collaboration will be essential.
• Participate in user interviews with report authors to understand their needs.
• Present your findings and prototypes to stakeholders, including senior leadership.

High School seniors through rising college juniors with a serious interest in computer science or software engineering. We value curiosity, a habit of building things, and comfort with ambiguity. If you’ve taught yourself something outside of class, broken and fixed your own code, or have opinions about how software should be built, we want to hear from you. You should apply even if you don’t tick every box.

If the project sounds exciting and you can point to one or two things you’ve built or figured out on your own, that’s enough to start a conversation.

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?

We’re looking for answers that sound like you. Specifics – real people, actual questions, and genuine moments – matter more than polish. The questions themselves are viable parts of your answer; you don’t need to repeat them back. Short and honest beats long and impressive.

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!