AI Prototyping & Automation Intern

Nairobi - Kenya

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

PLEASE NOTE: in order to be considered for the role it is mandatory to fill in this 10-minute online assessment.

Imagine turning your coding/AI skills into features that:

Help build experiences that users genuinely love
Automate tedious internal processes for our teams
Prototype intelligent workflows that make banking faster and fairer

This isnt just an internship its your chance to ship real impact in Africas fastest-growing fintech space get hands-on mentorship from experienced engineers and potentially launch your career with us. Many of our best people started exactly where you are!

On a daily basis you will:

Rapidly Prototype Features: Build beautiful interactive AI-powered prototypes (using tools like Lovable/Bolt/Make/N8N) think smart loan recommenders personalized dashboards automated KYC assistants or fraud alert systems.
Automate Internal Magic Spot repetitive tasks (report generation data reconciliation support triage compliance checks) and create no/low-code automations that save hours turning manual work into intelligent reliable flows.
Explore Core Banking Superpowers Experiment with integrating AI models into our platform: real-time credit scoring transaction anomaly detection customer behavior insights dashboards all while learning secure scalable fintech engineering.
Collaborate & Ship Fast Work in a small energetic team with a product manager engineer and operators. Run quick experiments demo prototypes weekly and iterate based on real feedback.
Grow & Learn Out Loud Document your wins present to the team and absorb best practices in AI for fintech from prompt engineering to ethical AI in financial services.

Requirements

Eager to create: you immediately spot areas that can be improved and you have ideas on how to bring that into practice
Perseverance: what youll do is new and hard so you should be willing to continue to try until the result is great even when there are setbacks
Excitement for prototyping tools ( etc.): no expert level needed just eagerness to learn
Passionate about AI and fintechs power to change lives in Africa
Coding skills: Studying / recently graduated in Computer Science Data Science AI Engineering or similar

Our interviews and case studies are designed to test you actively for this. You should only apply if you are ready for an intense interview process including a take-home assessment and an in-person session at the Kwara House in Lavington which requires preparation role play and active engagement with our Managing Director and COO.

We also care about the below secondary requirements:

Strong problem-solving skills (you identify problems and can break them down into bite-sized chunks)
Excellent communication skills (you can explain tech to non-tech folks)
Bonus superpowers: Experience with generative AI APIs cloud basics (AWS/GCP) or no-code/low-code tools
Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced supportive startup vibe

No prior fintech experience required just curiosity hustle and a desire to build things people love.

PLEASE NOTE: in order to be considered for the role it is mandatory to fill in this 10-minute online assessment.

Benefits

Real mentorship from senior engineers & product leaders
Hands-on experience with production-grade fintech systems
Opportunity to contribute to a mission that empowers underserved communities
Stipend potential full-time conversion (we love promoting from within!)
Flexible hybrid setup in Nairobi fun inclusive team culture
Portfolio pieces that stand out on your resume

PLEASE NOTE: in order to be considered for the role it is mandatory to fill in this 10-minute online assessment. Imagine turning your coding/AI skills into features that:Help build experiences that users genuinely loveAutomate tedious internal processes for our teamsPrototype intelligent workflows t...

PLEASE NOTE: in order to be considered for the role it is mandatory to fill in this 10-minute online assessment.

Imagine turning your coding/AI skills into features that:

Help build experiences that users genuinely love
Automate tedious internal processes for our teams
Prototype intelligent workflows that make banking faster and fairer

On a daily basis you will:

Rapidly Prototype Features: Build beautiful interactive AI-powered prototypes (using tools like Lovable/Bolt/Make/N8N) think smart loan recommenders personalized dashboards automated KYC assistants or fraud alert systems.
Automate Internal Magic Spot repetitive tasks (report generation data reconciliation support triage compliance checks) and create no/low-code automations that save hours turning manual work into intelligent reliable flows.
Explore Core Banking Superpowers Experiment with integrating AI models into our platform: real-time credit scoring transaction anomaly detection customer behavior insights dashboards all while learning secure scalable fintech engineering.
Collaborate & Ship Fast Work in a small energetic team with a product manager engineer and operators. Run quick experiments demo prototypes weekly and iterate based on real feedback.
Grow & Learn Out Loud Document your wins present to the team and absorb best practices in AI for fintech from prompt engineering to ethical AI in financial services.

Requirements

Eager to create: you immediately spot areas that can be improved and you have ideas on how to bring that into practice
Perseverance: what youll do is new and hard so you should be willing to continue to try until the result is great even when there are setbacks
Excitement for prototyping tools ( etc.): no expert level needed just eagerness to learn
Passionate about AI and fintechs power to change lives in Africa
Coding skills: Studying / recently graduated in Computer Science Data Science AI Engineering or similar

We also care about the below secondary requirements:

Strong problem-solving skills (you identify problems and can break them down into bite-sized chunks)
Excellent communication skills (you can explain tech to non-tech folks)
Bonus superpowers: Experience with generative AI APIs cloud basics (AWS/GCP) or no-code/low-code tools
Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced supportive startup vibe

No prior fintech experience required just curiosity hustle and a desire to build things people love.

PLEASE NOTE: in order to be considered for the role it is mandatory to fill in this 10-minute online assessment.