VegBoom Corp. / AI & LLM Developer | Company Ventures

This is a role with a startup in the Blackstone LaunchPad internship program, through this company’s relationship with LaunchPad partner, Company Ventures. Please note all hiring decisions are made by each applicable company. Students are encouraged to conduct their own research and diligence on each employer and on any internship opportunity offered by any employer. Learn more about Company Ventures here

Please note that through Blackstone LaunchPad’s partnership with Company Ventures, this role is ONLY open for students currently enrolled at City University of New York (CUNY) schools. Only CUNY students will be invited to interview and participate.

About the program:

Blackstone LaunchPad is committed to equipping primarily first generation and low-income college students with career skills and exposure for career success. Learn more here. The Blackstone LaunchPad Summer Internship Program connects students to meaningful opportunities at Blackstone and LaunchPad employer partners: Blackstone portfolio companies and select startups. Please note all hiring and employment-related decisions, including compensation and the terms and conditions of employment, are made by each applicable company. Students are encouraged to conduct their own research and diligence on each employer and on any internship opportunity offered by any employer.

All hired interns receive mentorship and access to professional development opportunities to successfully launch their careers. Begin your journey with LaunchPad now by engaging in our Skills for Success series.
 

Responsibilities:
-Assist in building and optimizing knowledge graphs to organize sustainability and supply chain data.
-Support the fine-tuning of LLMs for improved contextual accuracy and eco-conscious decision-making.
-Work with NLP models to enhance information retrieval and traceability features.
-Collaborate on AI-driven solutions for data extraction, classification, and recommendations.
-Conduct research on semantic AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and ESG-related AI applications.

Qualifications:
1. Proficiency in Python and AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers) – Important for building and fine-tuning LLMs.
2. Experience/familiarity with knowledge graphs and semantic data modeling (e.g., Neo4j, RDF, SPARQL) – Important for structuring AI-driven knowledge systems.
3. Understanding of NLP and LLM fine-tuning techniques (e.g., prompt engineering, transfer learning, retrieval-augmented generation) – Important for improving model performance and contextual accuracy.

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This is a role with a startup in the Blackstone LaunchPad internship program, through this company’s relationship with LaunchPad partner Company Ventures. Please note all hiring decisions are made by each applicable company. Students are encouraged to conduct their own research and diligence on each employer and on any internship opportunity offered by any employer.