Acronis is a world leader in cyber protection, delivering natively integrated solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. Driven by our passion to protect every workload, we’ve built the industry’s only all-in-one cyber protection platform. We are looking for a Generative AI Engineering Intern to join our mission of protecting the digital world.

As a Generative AI Software Engineering Intern, you will collaborate with engineers and AI practitioners to design, build, and deploy LLM-powered and Agentic AI applications. You will work on real-world use cases involving prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agent workflows, gaining hands-on experience in modern AI-driven product development.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Work on production-grade AI systems powering Acronis’ AI Assistant, building and improving RAG pipelines alongside agentic workflows that drive real user-facing features
Build and integrate components using frameworks such as LangChain and Azure AI Service, within scalable backend systems
Design and implement new agents and multi-agent workflows for task automation, reasoning, and tool orchestration
Run experiments to evaluate system performance (e.g., relevance, latency, hallucination), and iterate based on measurable improvements
Implement features and APIs within GenAI services under guidance from senior engineers, following production best practices
Develop and refine prompt templates, retrieval strategies, and context construction to improve response quality and grounding
Participate in team meetings, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Basic understanding of core software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, system design, and API development
Proficiency in at least one major programming language such as Python, C/C++, Go, or similar languages
Familiarity with Generative AI frameworks and tools (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Azure AI), and an interest in building LLM-powered applications
Ability to independently research technical topics and clearly communicate findings and trade-offs
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, with a proactive mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment

What the intern will gain:

Hands-on experience building production-grade Generative AI systems, including RAG pipelines and agentic workflows used in real-world applications
Practical exposure to modern LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain) and Azure AI services, working on scalable AI-driven features end-to-end
Opportunity to develop strong software engineering skills by contributing to backend services, APIs, and AI system components in a production environment
Collaboration with cross-functional teams across AI, backend engineering, and product, gaining insight into deploying and scaling AI features in real products

WHO WE ARE

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our “A-Team” plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.

OUR INTERVIEW PRACTICES

To ensure a fair and genuine hiring process, candidates are expected to participate in interviews without the use of AI tools, automated prompts, or third-party assistance. Interviews are designed to assess individual skills, experience, and communication style and we value authentic, real-time interaction.

Use of AI or external assistance during live interviews may result in disqualification. For roles where AI skills are being evaluated, permitted use of AI tools will be clearly communicated in advance. Candidates may be asked to disable virtual backgrounds or participate in in-person interviews. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable criminal, education and identity background checks

Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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