Role Description
**Who We Are:**
Exiger transforms supply chains into a strategic advantage—advancing our mission to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Our AI platform, 1Exiger, delivers instant visibility into complex supplier ecosystems, leveraging proprietary data and advanced AI to surface risk, automate compliance, and unlock efficiencies and cost savings to strengthen long-term resilience. Trusted by 550\+ global customers—including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies—Exiger is a recognized, award-winning leader in supply chain AI and a FedRAMP® authorized provider to the federal government.
**AI Data Engineer Intern – TES Research \& Delivery (Summer 2026\)**
**Location:**
Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
**Duration:**
June 15, 2026 – August 21, 2026
**Pay Rate:**
$35/hour CAD
**Role Summary:**
Exiger is seeking a highly motivated
**AI Data Engineer Intern**
to join our
**Tech Enabled Services (TES): Research \& Delivery**
team for Summer 2026\. Reporting to senior research and delivery leaders, this intern will support applied AI initiatives focused on automation, agentic workflows, and higher-order reasoning tasks using modern NLP and data engineering techniques.
This is a full-time, paid internship designed for students with strong foundations in
**data science and natural language processing (NLP)**
who are excited to explore how AI can be operationalized to perform increasingly complex tasks. The role is based in
**Toronto, Canada**
, and follows a
**hybrid schedule**
.
**What You'll Do:**
As an AI Data Engineer Intern, you will contribute to applied AI research and delivery projects with a focus on automation and intelligent workflows:
* Support the development and evaluation of agentic AI workflows that automate research and operational tasks
* Work with natural language processing (NLP) techniques to enable AI systems to search, retrieve, and synthesize information from structured and unstructured data sources
* Assist in designing and implementing data pipelines, retrieval mechanisms, and APIs that support AI-driven workflows
* Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to operationalize research concepts into repeatable, scalable processes
* Experiment with large language models (LLMs) to perform higher-order tasks such as:
+ Database querying and retrieval
+ Information extraction and synthesis
+ Multi-step reasoning and task decomposition
* Document findings, approaches, and results clearly for technical and non-technical audiences
* Contribute to a defined project with clear success criteria, aligned to TES research priorities
**What You Need:**
* Final-year Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD student in Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
* Demonstrated experience with natural language processing (NLP), including a completed or in-progress NLP-focused capstone project
* Strong programming skills in Python and experience working with data using SQL
* Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), including prompt design, evaluation, or applied use cases
* Foundational understanding of data pipelines, APIs, and production data workflows
* Ability to think critically about complex problems and break them into structured, solvable components
* Strong communication skills and comfort explaining technical concepts clearly
**Preferred (Not Required):**
* Experience experimenting with agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or AI automation concepts
* Exposure to cloud environments or data engineering tools
* Background in building systems that bridge research and applied delivery
**Why You'll Love Interning with Exiger:**
* Valuable hands-on experience in a dynamic and supportive team
* Mentorship from industry experts
* Hybrid work environment with meaningful in-office collaboration
* Hands-on experience working with experienced Delivery and Data Science teams
* Dedicated mentorship and professional development opportunities
* Exposure to real-world SaaS security, compliance, and risk management challenges
* Inclusive, mission-driven culture focused on impact, learning, and growth
* Networking Opportunities within the organization
**In the resume and cover letter, please outline any projects where you conducted advanced NLP tasks, AI orchestration, and robotic processing automation.**
This is a hybrid position based in Toronto, CAN. The pay rate is (CAD) $25\.00 /hour.
Exiger is named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supplier Risk Management, twice selected as one of Fast Company's 'Brands That Matter,' and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association's Innovator Award, Exiger's technology has been recognized by leading analyst evaluations and 50\+ awards. Learn more at
**Exiger.com**
and follow Exiger on
**LinkedIn**
.
At Exiger, our values define how we work and why we lead. We are mission-inspired, imagination-driven, trust-anchored, and compassion-focused—committed to building technology that makes the world safer, more transparent, and more resilient.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
*Exiger’s hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs.*