Opportunity brief
About Boatigo
Boatigo is an emerging digital marketplace for water tourism and adventure experiences. We connect travelers with boating, cruises, rafting, kayaking, adventure sports, and unique experiences across India.
We are building a technology-driven platform where AI can play a major role in improving how travelers discover experiences, how operators manage their businesses, and how the platform scales efficiently.
Role Overview
We are looking for a motivated and curious AI Engineer Intern to join our technology team and work on real-world AI applications for Boatigo.
The intern will work on developing AI-powered features, automation systems, intelligent search/recommendation capabilities, data processing pipelines, and integrations with modern AI models and APIs.
This is a hands-on role suited for someone who wants to move beyond tutorials and gain experience building AI systems for a real startup product.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate AI/ML features into Boatigo's web and mobile products.
- Work with LLMs, Generative AI, and AI APIs to build practical product features.
- Develop AI-powered chatbots, assistants, recommendation systems, and automation workflows.
- Work with structured and unstructured data to prepare datasets for AI applications.
- Build and optimize data processing and AI pipelines.
- Experiment with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), embeddings, vector databases, and semantic search.
- Integrate AI models and APIs such as OpenAI or other suitable LLM platforms.
- Develop prompt engineering strategies and evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- Explore AI-based personalization and experience recommendation systems.
- Collaborate with developers and product/design teams to integrate AI features into the Boatigo application.
- Test, debug, and improve AI systems for accuracy, reliability, and performance.
- Research emerging AI tools, frameworks, and technologies that can improve Boatigo's products and operations.
Requirements
- Strong programming knowledge in Python.
- Basic understanding of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence concepts.
- Familiarity with Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Understanding of APIs and integrating third-party AI services.
- Familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, or similar frameworks is a plus.
- Basic understanding of embeddings, vector databases, and RAG is preferred.
- Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar technologies.
- Knowledge of Git/GitHub and software development practices.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to research, experiment, and learn new AI technologies quickly.
Good to Have
- Experience with OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, or other LLM APIs.
- Experience with FAISS, Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate, or other vector databases.
- Knowledge of PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Experience building AI agents or multi-agent workflows.
- Familiarity with AI automation tools such as n8n, Make, or similar platforms.
- Experience deploying AI applications using cloud platforms.
- Previous AI/ML projects or a GitHub portfolio.
What You'll Gain
- Hands-on experience building production-oriented AI applications.
- Opportunity to work with modern LLMs, RAG, AI agents, APIs, and automation.
- Experience integrating AI into a real-world travel-tech marketplace.
- Exposure to product development, data engineering, and AI system design.
- Opportunity to work directly with the founding and technical team.
- Build portfolio-worthy AI projects that solve real business problems.
- Certificate of Completion upon successful internship completion.
- Letter of Recommendation based on performance.
- Opportunity for future collaboration based on performance and company requirements.
Who We're Looking For
We're not only looking for someone with certificates or theoretical knowledge. We want someone who builds.
If you have built AI projects, experimented with LLMs, created AI agents, worked with APIs, or have a strong curiosity about how AI can solve real business problems, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Boatigo and help us build the AI layer powering the future of travel and adventure experiences.