Data & Analytics Platform Summer Internship
About The Position
Ready to disrupt the status quo of financial services? Join Avant from June 1 to August 21 for an immersive summer experience designed to challenge your thinking and sharpen your skills. At Avant, we combine the mission-driven heart of a startup with the scale of a FinTech leader. We believe the best work happens when we bridge the gap between collaboration and independence; that’s why we thrive on a hybrid model, bringing our teams together in the office three days a week to spark innovation while offering the flexibility to work remotely for the remainder. Come help us build better financial products for everyday people, all while growing your career in an environment that values your voice from day one. We're looking for an intern to join our Data & Analytics Platform team! In this role, you’ll be participating in a variety of small projects aimed at improving efficiency and decision making across our business. Activities include automating workflows using both deterministic and generative components, building model prototypes, and enhancing platform features to support common use cases. Working closely with people across the business to turn challenges into solutions, you will also have a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the FinTech industry.
Requirements
- You are an Undergraduate student majoring in Data Science, Computer Science, or a comprehensive field
- You have excellent communication skills. You must be able to speak about the tools of your trade at an appropriate level based on your audience. Making your customer feel heard and included is critical to the long-term success of your projects.
- You are curious and eager to learn. You will need to rapidly familiarize yourself with business concepts in order to translate customer requirements into actionable plans. It is likely that your projects will involve the use of new tools, technologies, and methodologies.
- You have experience in some combination of traditional machine learning, agentic/generative workflows, application development, and data engineering. Nobody will be an expert in everything that our team touches; we value generalists.
- You have strong feelings about design and user experience. You understand the importance of testing and observability
Responsibilities
- Work with platform engineers to write, test, and deploy code that drives critical business processes
- Partner with internal customers across the business to solve problems and prototype ideas using leading automation tools, traditional machine learning, and generative model workflows.
- Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and team meetings in an agile development environment
- Be a part of a strong culture of ownership, pragmatism, and testing
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Environment - (i.e. Mon/Tues/Thurs in-person)
- Lunch Allowance (Fooda) and In-Office Snacks
- Summer Fridays
- Fun In-Office and Virtual Social Events
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Career Level
Intern
