AI Data Engineer Intern, Exiger
TES Research & Delivery (Summer 2026)
$25 - $35 CAD p/hour
Risk & compliance software
Be an early applicant
Risk & compliance software
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$25 - $35 CAD p/hour
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed.
Role
Who you are
- Final-year Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD student in Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience with natural language processing (NLP), including a completed or in-progress NLP-focused capstone project
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience working with data using SQL
- Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), including prompt design, evaluation, or applied use cases
- Foundational understanding of data pipelines, APIs, and production data workflows
- Ability to think critically about complex problems and break them into structured, solvable components
- Strong communication skills and comfort explaining technical concepts clearly
Desirable
- Experience experimenting with agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or AI automation concepts
- Exposure to cloud environments or data engineering tools
- Background in building systems that bridge research and applied delivery
What the job involves
- Duration: June 8, 2026 – August 14, 2026
- Exiger is seeking a highly motivated AI Data Engineer Intern to join our Tech Enabled Services (TES): Research & Delivery team for Summer 2026
- Reporting to senior research and delivery leaders, this intern will support applied AI initiatives focused on automation, agentic workflows, and higher-order reasoning tasks using modern NLP and data engineering techniques
- This is a full-time, paid internship designed for students with strong foundations in data science and natural language processing (NLP) who are excited to explore how AI can be operationalized to perform increasingly complex tasks
- The role is based in Toronto, Canada, and follows a hybrid schedule
- As an AI Data Engineer Intern, you will contribute to applied AI research and delivery projects with a focus on automation and intelligent workflows
- Support the development and evaluation of agentic AI workflows that automate research and operational tasks
- Work with natural language processing (NLP) techniques to enable AI systems to search, retrieve, and synthesize information from structured and unstructured data sources
- Assist in designing and implementing data pipelines, retrieval mechanisms, and APIs that support AI-driven workflows
- Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to operationalize research concepts into repeatable, scalable processes
- Experiment with large language models (LLMs) to perform higher-order tasks such as:
- Database querying and retrieval
- Information extraction and synthesis
- Multi-step reasoning and task decomposition
- Document findings, approaches, and results clearly for technical and non-technical audiences
- Contribute to a defined project with clear success criteria, aligned to TES research priorities
Our take
Exiger is a risk and compliance company specializing in third-party, supply chain and customer resilience. It supplies a range of software and tech-enabled solutions for businesses to enhance both safety and transparency in an increasingly cyber-risk-heavy environment.
The company's flagship offering is the award-winning 1Exiger platform. Currently, it is the only open-source third-party supply chain management software that works in real time. This enables companies and government agencies to continuously improve resilience and compliance, as well as cut costs.
With over a decade of experience under its belt, Exiger is an expert choice for businesses across a wide range of sectors. Recently, it has focussed on expanding its capabilities through acquisitions, such as that of supply chain risk visibility platform aDolus and proprietary parts intelligence company XSB.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2018
$80m
SERIES A
Total funding: $80m
Company HQ
Midtown East, New York, NY
Leadership
Brandon Daniels
(CEO)Brandon initially joined Exiger in 2017 as a Managing Director and PResident of Analytics. Since then, he has held a number of roles and moved into the role of CEO in 2022. Prior to Exiger, he was a President at Clutch Group and VP/Global Head of Legal Solutions at CPA Global.
Brendan Galla
(CPO)Brendan joined Exiger in 2014 as a VP of Partner Development, he then moved into the role of CPO in 2017. Previously, he held Directorial roles at SiteCompli and Kroll.
Matt Hibbard
(CFO)Prior to joining Exiger in 2022, Matt was the CFO at Welltok, Lifesize, and Imperva.
Eli Cherkasky
(COO)Eli joined Exiger in 2015 as a Director, since then he has held a number of VP roles and moves into the role of COO in 2023. Previously, he spent 9 years at the New York County District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney.
Christian Woodward
(CRO)Prior to joining Exiger in 2025, Christian was an Operating Advisor at EQT Group, CRO at Socure, and Senior VP & General Manager of Americas at Chainalysis.
Kody Gurfein
(CMO)Kody joined Exiger in 2014 as a Marketing & Communications Manager. Since then, she has held a number of roles and moved into the role of CMO in 2022.
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