State Street Investment Management - Data Scientist - Summer Internship 2026

About the job

The State Street Investment Management (SSIM) Data, Analytics & AI Services (DAAIS) is seeking to hire a Data Science Intern at Boston office. You’ll work on exciting projects that bring AI solutions to life for our Investment Management business. This is a great opportunity to learn how AI supports technology platforms and services in a global financial organization.

As part of our team, you’ll gain hands-on experience with modern AI tools and frameworks, contribute to solution design, and learn best practices for AI modelling and data governance. You’ll be supported by experienced professionals and have the chance to develop technical and problem-solving skills in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Adopt various modern AI tools to design and develop AI solution and disrupt traditional AI development approach and improve productivity.
• Become familiar in GenAI/LLM model evaluation, benchmarking, solution design, development, and validation.
• Integrate, customize, and train known LLMs and agentic frameworks to solve financial problem, perform validation, and fix bugs.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in computer science, financial mathematics, and financial engineering).
• 3+ months with GenAI solution, development experience with known LLMs (OpenAI ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, or DeepSeek), Agentic AI technologies like MCP, prior experience with RAG, Text2SQL, fine tuning, distillation, and responsible AI framework integration.
• 3+ months of hands-on coding experience with foundational AI/ML algorithms and familiar with deep learning neural network like various supervise and unsupervised models.
• 3+ months of modern, object-oriented or functional programming and design experience (Python, Java) and proficient in AI code generation tools like GitHub Co-pilot/Cursor.
• Result driven, detail oriented, candid attitude.

Any of the following is highly desirable:

• GenAI/LLMs, Data Science and Machine Learning Frameworks (Anthropic, MCP, Agentic AI, RAG, Text2SQL, Vectorized DB, Agentic Flow management frameworks like LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, LangChain, LlmaIndex).
• Structured and unstructured data management tools (Snowflake, Databricks, PGVector, PostgreSQL, Hadoop, etc.).

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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Salary Range:

$41,600 - $65,000 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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