[Remote] Engineering Intern (AI Ethics)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sony AI America is a branch of Sony AI focused on using AI to unleash human creativity. They are seeking a motivated Engineering Intern to contribute to projects related to AI Ethics and responsible AI development, providing hands-on experience in a globally diverse team. Responsibilities Support the development and improvement of engineering infrastructure for a novel agentic AI system, including implementing task-specific agents and workflow orchestration Improve and scale agent infrastructure for LLM evaluations, logging and analysis of agent workflow components Contribute to the development of tools and frameworks to assess and mitigate AI-related risks in agentic AI Support technical experiments that conduct evaluations of LLMs and AI agents with engineering infrastructure Contribute to influential research outcomes in top-tier conferences and journals Be self-motivated and capable of proposing and implementing innovative ideas Skills Completed or currently pursuing a Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related Sciences A strong background in software engineering and an interest in agentic AI Familiarity with and interest in AI ethics and responsible AI development Proficient in programming in Python and contributing to collaborative software development (version control, git workflows) Familiar with AI and machine learning fundamentals Experience with LLM tooling and frameworks (in particular LangChain and Ollama), API integration and prompt engineering Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Prior hands-on experience with agentic AI as demonstrated through projects is strongly preferred Additional knowledge in one or more of the following areas is preferred: NLP, task automation through scripting, frontend development and cloud computing Company Overview WE ARE SONY Our spirit of innovation and challenge has created those special moments that make people say ‘wow’. It was founded in 1946, and is headquartered in San Diego - US | Tokyo - JP, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Sony Electronics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 290 in 2025, 258 in 2024, 208 in 2023, 279 in 2022, 210 in 2021, 213 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.