AI Engineer, Business Solutions Co-Op

Founded in 1999, Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. With approximately $42 billion of assets under management and more than 475 employees, Audax is a leading capital partner for middle market companies, operating through three business lines: Audax Private Equity, Audax Private Debt, and Audax Strategic Capital.

For more information, visit the Audax Group website www.audaxgroup.com. or follow us on LinkedIn.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Audax is looking for a dynamic, motivated AI Engineer Co-Op to join the business solutions team. This position will be responsible for supporting the Director, AI Solutions Architect for Audax Private Equity on AI initiatives with hands-on experience in AI development and AI governance. This position will coordinate with adjacent data teams to help create data pipelines, ensure input, quality and integrity, and validate AI application outputs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with designing, implementing, maintaining, and scaling Audax’s AI ecosystem.

• Coordinate with internal IT professionals to scale AI infrastructure within the company’s cloud enterprise.

• Play an integral role in proof-of-concept development for different function area use cases within the firm.

• Assist with implementation of AI governance policies; this includes security, documentation, and privacy.

• Provide data validation and data quality assessments through coordination with the firm’s internal data engineers.

• Code within an IDE environment (VS Code) with Python, SQL, and Git.

• Utilize cloud environment services to assist with AI application development and deployment.

• Understanding and experimenting with modern AI architectures for experimentation and use case development.

• Support coordination across different firm function areas for information gathering, updates, and user testing.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Computational Engineering, Computer Science or another related field.

• Experience with at least two of the following required: traditional machine learning, natural language processing, transfer learning/fine-tuning, predictive analytics, agentic frameworks, AI output evaluation, and data engineering.

• Experience with Python, SQL, and Git.

• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud environment including GitHub and with Microsoft Office suite.

• Experience with OpenAI (SDKs, tools, CustomGPTs).

• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as critical thinking skills required to operate in an efficient and meaningful way with all levels of the organization.

• Experience with Snowflake is a plus.

• Previous Co-Op or full-time experience in related field is a plus.

LOCATION: Boston, MA. Hybrid, in the office 3 days/week. These in-office requirements may be adjusted based on the needs of the business.

Date: July 2026 - December 2026

The base salary range for this position is $28.00 - $34.00/hourly. The hourly rate represents the estimated low and high end for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation may vary and will be determined based on but not limited to, the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and Audax reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. An employee may also be eligible for annual discretionary incentive compensation based on performance.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Audax Management Co. is an equal opportunity employer.

Please note that Audax Group and its affiliated entities do not accept unsolicited resumes from a third-party recruiting agency not currently under a signed agreement. Any unsolicited resume that is sent to directly to Audax Group or one of its affiliated entities, or its employees, including those submitted to hiring managers by a third-party recruiting agency not currently under a signed agreement, will be considered property of Audax Group. If a third-party recruiting agency submits a resume without an agreement, Audax Group or its affiliated entities explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the third-party recruiting agency. Any third-party recruiting agency should contact either a member of the Talent Acquisition or Human Resource team at Audax Group, in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract for service based upon a specific job opening.