AI/ML Engineer (Intern Level 2)

Texas GovLink, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has been a leading provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced
AI/ML Engineer (Intern Level 2) to be a key resource on a technical services team.





Work Location:

Onsite, 4-5 days a week. Candidates must be local to Austin, TX**





Responsibilities

The AI Development team in ITD undertakes rapid development initiatives using AI/ML tools and platforms with the goal to drive business innovation at the Texas Department of Transportation.






- Evaluate emerging AI trends, tools, and vendor solutions against business use-cases.
- Run proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to test feasibility of new ideas.
- Design and build applications and AI/ML models tailored to specific use cases, including predictive analytics, natural language processing, and computer vision, prioritized for the AI Program.
- Create scalable AI pipelines that can be integrated into existing systems.
- Collaborate with data, engineering, and software development teams.






Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

2 years of:


- Python and SQL skills
- Data Visualization skills with tools like PowerBI, Tableau, Streamlit, R Shiny, Matpotlib
- Knowledge of Object-oriented programming & design patterns
- Unit testing, CI/CD, Git, containerization (Docker)
- Data pipelines and ETL (Airflow, Prefect, or cloud-native equivalents)
- Model deployment (REST APIs, gRPC, serverless), monitoring, and versioning
- AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI AI services
- Cloud-native training/inference environments (SageMaker, Bedrock, Vertex AI, Azure ML)
- Kubernetes and Docker
- Code assist tools (Claude code, Codex, Cursor, etc)






Preferred (Optional):

2 years of:


- Experience or class studies related to transportation and traffic analysis






Company Overview

Texas GovLink offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (TGL shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.





Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check





Texas GovLink is an equal opportunities employer.