Our placement interns are our future engineers and are treated as valued members of the team from day one. In addition to a competitive salary, benefits, and generous holiday allowance, you will have frequent 1:1 meetings with your manager and a dedicated team mentor throughout your placement. The program also provides full access to internal training resources (Udemy, Pluralsight) and opportunities for intimate conversations with key business leaders. You'll build a global network with other interns and continuously refine your career goals with guidance from our emerging talent team. Although Rapid7 has a hybrid working model, we highly recommend interns work from the office frequently to support their development and networking.
About the Role
Rapid7 is seeking curious, resourceful, and motivated software engineering placement interns with an interest in AI and machine learning (ML) to join our growing AI Centre of Excellence in Belfast for their placement year. As a AI engineering intern, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting edge technology to develop solutions to complex problems.
In this role, you will:
Have the opportunity to learn how to deploy and scale AI/ML solutions in production
Gain cloud experience handling AI/ML services in AWS with tools like Sagemaker
Design APIs for AI/ML models, including but not limited to Large Language Models (LLMs)
Be a first-class stakeholder in all parts of the development process
Work towards developing a deep understanding of our products in order to best support our customers
Collaborate and engage with teams like Product Engineering,
UX and Product Management to understand customer needs
The skills and qualities you’ll bring include:
Knowledge of AI/ML technologies either academically, personally or via work experience. Experience with software development; Python, Git
Understanding of SDLC including code review, testing, and planning processes
Ability to write code, and solve basic problems
Ability to articulate messages in an understandable manner, demonstrates active listening skills, shows curiosity and asks questions
Proven track record of collaborating effectively with teammates and partners across an organisation
Able to take direction and manage prioritisation of work, and have a dynamic sense of ownership and responsibility for the quality of the software you create
* Qualified candidates should be currently studying Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, displaying a strong academic record & eligible for a 12-month placement opportunity between Jun 2026 - May 2027. You must be resident of Northern Ireland, and have the legal right to work in the UK.
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. Teams reflecting a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.
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