Internship September 2026 Agentic AI for Semi-Automating the Data Science Workflow
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Ekimetricsis the European leader in data science with over 500 data scientists and 1000 projects since 2006. With offices in Paris London New York and Hong Kong we conduct projects in over 50 countries across various sectors including financial services retail telecom healthcare and more.
Our mission is to help companies audit their data opportunities enhance their analytical capital and deploy actionable solutions that maximize their marketing and operational performance while reinvigorating business models.
Our absolute focus is on delivering short-term gains while ensuring the long-term development of our clients data capital. We are committed to offering the most advanced data science approaches and building ethical sustainable AI practices.
Key Figures
18 years of experience in data science
500 datascientists all consultants
5 offices in Paris London New York Hong Kong and Shanghai
350 clients (CAC40 Fortune500)
$1M in profit generated for our clients since 2006
1000 data scienceprojects
WithinEkimetrics the Innovation Department works on AI research topics in collaboration with our industrial and academic partners. The departmentcomprisesseveral PhD experts in generative AI deep learning computer vision time series explainability and causality. Two CIFRE PhD projects are underway with two more to start in 2025. Each expert leads teams tasked with testingstate-of-the-artalgorithms and adapting them to specific business problems developing new methodologies or algorithms to address identified challenges and ensuring a seamless handover for integration withinEkimetrics industrial ecosystem.
A central focus of the Innovation Department is closing the gap between cutting-edge AI agents and the day-to-day reality of delivering data science at scale. As large language models reshape how software and analytics are produced the department is investing in agentic systems that can accelerate the full data science lifecycle from data understanding and feature engineering through modeling evaluation and deployment while keeping data scientists firmly in control of quality governance and business relevance. This internship sits at the heart of that effort combining applied AI research with production-grade engineering on Ekimetrics modern data stack.
In recent years foundation models and LLM-based agents have transformed software engineering and knowledge work. Yet the data science workflow itself (problem framing data preparation feature engineering modeling and experimentation evaluation deployment and monitoring) remains largely manual expert-intensive and difficult to scale. A typical project follows a recognizable sequence of steps which means it can be explicitly structured as a workflow that a multi-agent system can accelerate with human review at the points where judgment matters most.
This internship will focus on designing and building such a system: a multi-agent orchestration in which specialized agents (e.g. feature engineeringmodeling evaluation) collaborate under a coordinating agent to producerunnable codethat a data scientist reviews refines and merges. The system is intentionallysemi-automated: some steps run human-in-the-loop with explicit approval gates while others run autonomously with human review of the output. The intern will start with thefeature engineering andmodeling/experimentation loop the part of the workflow where iteration is mostintensive andprogressively extend coverage toward the end-to-end pipeline.
The work builds on recent state-of-the-art research in agentic data science including AIDE 1 which frames machine learning engineering as a tree search over candidate code solutions; Data Interpreter 2 an end-to-end LLM agent that decomposes a data science task into a dynamic dependency graph; andAutoKaggle3 a multi-agent pipeline whose phase-by-phase design and validated toolkit allow users to intervene at each stage integrating automated intelligence with human expertise.
This internship offers an opportunity to engage withcutting-edgeAI research and production engineering.
Working alongside senior data scientists and AI experts who lead the systems overall design and architecture the intern will:
Conduct a focused literature review on agentic data science automated machine learning and LLM-agent techniques (planning tool use multi-agent orchestration) including human-in-the-loop and evaluation methods.
Contribute to the design of the multi-agent system and implement its components starting with the feature engineering andmodeling/experimentation loop and producing runnable notebooks/code for human review.
Participate in defining the human-in-the-loop interaction model (which steps run with explicit human approval versus autonomously with human review) and implement the corresponding control and guardrail logic.
Help integrate the system with the Databricks stack: governed data access via UnityCatalog execution on Databricks compute and experiment tracking agent tracing and evaluation viaMLflow.
Support work on the safe and governed execution of agent-generated code including isolation and access-control considerations.
Run experiments evaluate prototypes on real-world datasets and benchmark against prior art and MLE-bench-style task performance iterating on architecture and prompts in collaboration with your N1.
Share findings with the team and contribute to discussions on the long-term strategy for deploying agentic data science tooling in production.
Profile :
Currently in the final year of a Masters or Engineering degree with strong foundations in machine learning statistics and programming.
Strong Python skills and experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch TensorFlow); comfortable with the standard data science toolkit (pandas/polars scikit-learn gradient-boosting libraries).
Familiarity with large language models and agentic techniques (prompting tool/function calling retrieval multi-agent orchestration); hands-on experience with an agent framework is a plus.
Solid software engineering practices (version control testing clean code) and an interest in building reliable scalable AI systems.
Exposure to Databricks SparkMLflow or cloud data platforms is a plus.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work autonomously on an open-ended research-and-build problem.
Fluencyin English.
Benefits :
Hands-on Research & Engineering Experience:Build a pioneering agentic system on real data science workflows contributing to a tool with direct real-world impact.
Collaborative Learning:Engage with a team of data scientists AI experts and PhDs in a dynamic research-driven environment withinEkimetrics Innovation Department.
Skill Development:Gainexpertisein LLM agents and multi-agent orchestration modern agent frameworks and production tooling on Databricks (UnityCatalogMLflow).
Scientific Contribution:Opportunity to co-author and publish scientific papers in reputable AI and data science conferences and journals.
Networking:Collaborate withEkimetrics industrial and academic partners enhancing your professional network in the AI research community.
Ethical and Sustainable AI:Learn to develop AI solutions that align with ethical governed and sustainable best practices a core commitment ofEkimetrics.
Duration:6 months Paris
References :
1 AIDE: AI-Driven Exploration in the Space of Code. Data Interpreter: An LLM Agent for Data Science. A Multi-Agent Framework for Autonomous Data Science Competitions. join us
Evolve in an entrepreneurial and non-traditional environment (#curiosity)
Be open to both top-down and bottom-up feedback for continuous improvement (#excellence)
Receive training upon arrival and continuously through a unique learning experience enriched with numerous resources (internal external live and digital) encompassing technical knowledge and soft skills (#generosity)
Be part of a friendly and united community (#enjoyment)
Imagine unexpected solutions and step out of your comfort zone (#creativity)
A sporty artistic musical playful charitable and committed life: from our private gym to art exhibitions video games and concerts or even CSR challenges on our dedicated platform (Vendredi);
Many events and seminars to stay close to your community;
Modern premises in a dynamic area in the heart of Paris and London;
Flexible working-from-home policy.
HR interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist
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About Company
Ekimetrics is a pioneering leader in data science and AI-powered solutions for sustainable business performance.
