Voice AI Data Science & Engineering - Fall 2025
Are you a motivated student or recent graduate eager to shape the future of AI and robotics? Onki, an ambitious early-stage startup led by former big-tech senior innovators, is seeking talented data science interns to join us in defining the future of human-robot/AI interaction, contributing to the development of software and hardware that understands people in public spaces through audio, video, and on-screen interactions, enabling the dynamic delivery of highly personalized services.
What You’ll Gain
- Real-World Moonshot Experience: Contribute to cutting-edge AI and robotics projects to transform in-person shopping into highly interactive, engaging, and productive experiences.
- Skill Development: Work in areas like data validation, enrichment, experiment structuring and reinforcement learning, push the boundaries of real-world applied AI, and gain practical expertise.
- Mentorship from Experts: Collaborate with seasoned leaders from top tech companies and unicorn startups, gaining experience in the practice of top tech companies
- Career Boost: Contribute to the design of our AI-first interactive platform, build an impressive portfolio, and gain a competitive edge for careers in big tech or hot startups.
- Network & Recommendations: Top interns will earn referrals and access to a robust professional network, including leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and more.
In addition to this position, Onki is also recruiting for additional (unpaid) internship roles in Full Stack Development, Human/Machine Interaction, Computational Linguistics, Cognitive/Behavioral Science, Mechanical Design, Electrical Engineering, Product and Project Management, Financial, Business Analysis, Venture Capital and Fundraising, Marketing & Market Research, Customer Experience and User Research, User Experience, and OR/Decision Science. Please see the details and application on our website.
Note: the robotic carrier video on our website homepage is an earlier product we explored in 2023. With a combination of highly sophisticated software and hardware, we are now focused on developing a groundbreaking AI platform for interactions in public spaces. We'll share more details during the interview process.
What You’ll Do
- Take raw retail data and transform it into something powerful
- Building simple yet clever recommendation demos that come to life in-store
- Dive into shopper signals (visual and voice), helping uncover the first layers of insight into how people actually engage with AI in retail settings.
Qualifications
- Junior/Senior Student or recent graduate in Data Science, CS, Statistics, or related field.
- Strong in Python, SQL, Jupyter notebooks.
- Solid data wrangling and exploratory analysis skills.
- Interest in recommendation systems and behavioral analytics.
- Bonus: knowledge of wine, ecommerce and retail.
Program Details
- 15 hours or more weekly for 20 weeks or longer
- Flexible Schedule: The above can be adjusted to accommodate your school or personal schedule, with a minimum total commitment of 300+hours.
- Locations: NYC, Seattle, or Remote.
Our rigorous selection process ensures a high-quality experience. Current and past interns have included students from Columbia, Stanford, UPenn, Cornell, Duke, NYU, the University of Michigan, and more. With the internship experience and our coaching, our recent interns have joined top tier tech firms and unicorn startups.
Application
For consideration, please complete our application form. We welcome applications from all juniors/seniors, graduate students and recent alums (including international students). We encourage early submission as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
For a glimpse of our interns' work and interactions, please see the video at the bottom of our career page.