AI Automation Intern - Eventing Platform (Summer 2025)

About the role

Chime is seeking a highly motivated AI Automation Intern to join our Data Platform team this summer. This internship is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in AI-powered automation, working with machine learning models, workflow automation, and developer productivity tools.

As an intern, you will work on projects that focus on streamlining developer workflows, automating operational processes, and improving data governance using AI. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, data scientists, data analysts and platform engineers to develop solutions that reduce manual effort, optimize performance, and enhance engineering efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity to learn while playing a role in a critical initiative at Chime.

This role is structured as a 3 month engagement. The starting hourly rate offered for this role and target level of experience will begin at $34 and up to $49. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Develop AI-powered automation tools to improve developer productivity and data operations.
• Enhance data governance and compliance by integrating AI-driven validation and monitoring systems.
• Automate engineering workflows by leveraging AI models for repetitive tasks, schema validation, or anomaly detection.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Chime, including Data Engineers, Product Analysts, and Software Engineers, to align automation solutions with business needs.
• Optimize operational efficiency by analyzing data pipelines and implementing AI-driven solutions that reduce cost and improve scalability.
• Design monitoring dashboards and automated reporting mechanisms to track AI tool performance and impact.

To thrive in this role, you

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, Math, or a related field.
• Experience with Python, SQL, and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with LLMs, OpenAI APIs, or Snowflake Cortex AI (a plus but not required).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for automation and AI-driven solutions.
• Ability to work independently and communicate technical findings effectively.
• Great documentation skills.
• Have a fundamental understanding of data infrastructure.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the internal team.

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We’re passionate about developing solutions and services to empower people to succeed. Every day, we start with empathy for our members and stay motivated by our desire to support them in ways that make a meaningful difference.

We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*-- founded on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, and fair. Chime helps unlock the access and ability our members need to overcome the systemic barriers that block them from moving forward. By providing members with access to liquidity, rewards, and credit building, our easy-to-use tools and intuitive platforms give members the ability to have more control over their money and to take action toward achieving their financial ambitions.

So far, we’re well-loved by our members and proud to have helped millions of people unlock financial progress, whether they started a savings account, bought their first car or home, opened a business, or went to college. Every day, we’re inspired by our members’ dreams and successes, big and small.

We’re uniting everyday people to unlock their financial progress—will you join us?

*Chime partners with The Bancorp Bank and Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, that power the bank accounts used by Chime Members.

Perks Once Full Time

• 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days
• 🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• 🧠 Mental health support with therapy and coaching through Modern Health
• 👶 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents and an additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents
• 👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with up to $10k in reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
• 💻 Hybrid work perks, like UrbanSitter and Kinside for backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit
• 🏢 A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether you’re local to one of our offices or remote
• 🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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