Working in Technology (WiT) - Agentic AI Development - Summer 2027

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Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership.

William Blair is seeking graduate students to join our technology team for a 12-week internship program during the summer of 2027. The program is designed to promote technology careers among high performing individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the technology space, including but not limited to women currently enrolled, or intending to enroll, in a technology related program. Interns will work alongside William Blair engineers and business partners to design, build, and test AI agents that support the firm’s investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management businesses, as well as its corporate functions. The summer program also includes mentorship, training, community service, social events, and a final project presentation to technology leadership.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

Help design, build, and test AI agents and agentic workflows that automate tasks for William Blair teams, such as summarizing research, extracting data from financial documents, and preparing for client meetings

Connect agents to firm data sources, APIs, and Microsoft 365 applications using tool calling and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), with guidance from senior engineers

Apply prompt engineering, context engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques to improve agent accuracy and reliability

Use AI coding assistants to accelerate development while following William Blair’s coding, testing, code review, and release standards

Create evaluations and test cases that measure agent accuracy, cost, and performance before agents are released to users

Follow William Blair’s AI, information security, and data privacy policies, including access controls, guardrails, and human review of agent output in a regulated financial services environment

Work in Agile teams with engineers, product managers, and business partners to gather requirements, share progress through demos, and present a final project to technology leadership

Required Qualifications:

Full-time students currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science, or a related field with anticipated graduation between December 2027 and June 2030

Coursework or project experience in Python; familiarity with at least one of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, SQL

Foundational understanding of large language models (LLMs) and machine learning concepts

Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and APIs

Strong interest in AI and agentic development and the ability to quickly learn new technologies

Excellent communication, presentation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Organized, with a high attention to detail, and works well in team environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Projects, hackathons, or coursework building with LLM APIs (e.g., Anthropic Claude, Azure OpenAI)

Familiarity with agent frameworks and SDKs such as Claude Agent SDK, LangChain/LangGraph, or Microsoft Semantic Kernel

Familiarity with MCP servers, multi-agent systems, or RAG pipelines using vector search

Experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot

Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Git, and Azure DevOps

Interest in financial services and how AI can support investment banking, investment management, and wealth management

GitHub portfolio demonstrating AI or software projects and experience in Agile practices

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A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range at time of posting is below. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. Actual base salary within the specified range is based on several factors, including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, specific degrees and certifications, job responsibilities, market considerations and, if applicable, the location of the position.

This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit and individual performance) and/or commission-based incentives.

Our featured benefit offerings include medical, dental and vision coverage, employer paid short & long-term disability and life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid time off, Maven family & fertility benefit, parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement), as well as other voluntary benefits.

Salary Range$42—$42 USD

About Our Firm

William Blair strives to attract qualified candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other strategic resource groups. We are committed to empowering our colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities. Our firm has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, continuing to deepen our expertise and relationships across asset classes and markets throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries. What sets us apart is that we are an independent partnership, with colleagues who have unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We empower our people to bring their best thinking so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect. We invite you to learn more about us by visiting williamblair.com.

William Blair is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job applied for. EOE m/f/d/v

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