2027 Off-Cycle Internship - Artificial Intelligence Specialist - SG

Singapore

Information Technology (IT)

Group Functions

Job Reference #

340736BR

City

Singapore

Application Deadline

04-Sep-2026

Your role

Want to build AI that reaches a global bank’s real users not a sandbox demo? UBS is putting artificial intelligence at the core of how we work. Our Chief AI Office (CAIO) and Group Technology Office (GTO) are where that transformation is engineered. We’re looking for ambitious students to join our 2027 Off-Cycle Internship Program as an AI Specialist Intern.

As an AI Specialist Intern, you’ll help build, test, and ship AI-enabled applications that improve how thousands of colleagues across UBS work every day. Working alongside experienced engineers and product managers, you will:

Design and build AI agents that automate, augment, or reinvent how work gets done across UBS

Apply core generative AI techniques, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, MCP, LangGraph, and emerging agentic patterns, to deliver real production use cases

Map and redesign business workflows around AI agents, pinpointing where automation and reasoning can remove friction and improve outcomes

Build across the agent spectrum, using no-code and low-code platforms for fast iteration, and pro-code frameworks where deeper customization, integrations, or extensions are needed

Iterate on agent quality, improving accuracy, reliability, and usefulness through systematic testing, evaluation, and refinement

Collaborate with product, business, and platform teams to turn high-impact use cases into deployed agents that real users rely on

Your team

You’ll join the Chief AI Office (CAIO) or Group Technology Office (GTO), the teams driving UBS’s firm-wide AI transformation. We design and build standardized AI tools, platforms, and reusable capabilities that teams across the bank depend on, from generative AI assistants to agentic workflows. We operate as one global organization, with streams aligned to each of UBS’s key business and functional areas so that what we build solves real business problems. You’ll be based in Singapore and connected to colleagues around the world.

Your expertise

We’re looking for a candidate who:

is ready to defer their studies to join the program, and will then graduate between December 2027 and June 2028 with less than two years of work experience

is pursuing a degree in computer science, software or computer engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, or a related technical field. Exposure to financial services is a plus, not a requirement.

thinks agent-first, naturally framing problems as "what should an agent do, decide, and act on?" rather than "what feature should I build?"

understands the building blocks of generative AI, including LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, MCP, LangGraph, and emerging agentic AI patterns, and is eager to apply them to real production use cases

thinks in terms of process redesign, able to map how a business workflow runs today and reimagine it around AI agents, pinpointing where automation and reasoning remove friction and improve outcomes

has strong programming fundamentals (Python preferred) and is comfortable working with APIs, modern AI frameworks, and developer tooling, used as a capability to extend pro-code agents

pairs technical curiosity with a responsible AI mindset, building in security, data quality, grounding, and human oversight from the start

is a creative, strategic thinker who communicates clearly, collaborates naturally, and thrives in a fast-moving environment with high standards and real deadlines

can evidence how experimental and responsible use of AI can improve outcomes and efficiency

Your program

This is a six-month off-cycle internship that puts you at the heart of our business. You’ll:

work directly with AI specialists/engineers, product managers, and domain experts

take part in real, day-to-day delivery

learn how a leading global bank designs, governs, and scales AI responsibly

build new technical skills and a professional network that lasts well beyond the internship

If you enjoy challenges, love to learn, and want to work where no two days are the same, this program is for you.

If you have a successful internship, you may get an offer to return for our Graduate Talent Program after you've completed your studies.

About us

UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.

We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.

We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

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