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AI Software Developer jobs on CPT let you build production-grade machine learning systems while your school's DSO authorizes each position as a direct extension of your coursework. Your employment must tie to a specific course or program objective, so roles involving model training, deployment pipelines, or AI research align most cleanly with CPT requirements.
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Get Access To All JobsOur Vision: Be the best at what we do. Our Mission: Improve lives through technology.
Summary
“Customer Inspired” isn’t our slogan — it’s our driving force, and C Spire team members live it. We aim to engage the exceptional and embrace operational excellence to best deliver connectivity and technology solutions that advance our communities and customers’ lives. It’s a challenging goal, but we have a winning team that is looking to grow.
As an Artificial Intelligence Intern, you will work alongside our AI team to explore, build, test, and improve practical AI-powered solutions that solve real business problems. You will gain hands-on experience applying artificial intelligence, large language models, automation, and modern development tools in a real telecommunications and technology environment. You will work with team members and business partners to understand workflows, identify opportunities for AI, develop prototypes, and evaluate solutions based on real-world results.
This position is for a Summer Internship in 2027, located at our Corporate Office in Ridgeland, MS.
Responsibilities:
What You Will Do
In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.
- Work alongside AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, and explore opportunities where AI can provide meaningful value.
- Assist in designing, building, testing, and improving AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help evaluate business value and technical feasibility.
- Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and help identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support automation initiatives designed to reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency.
- Gain hands-on experience with technologies such as Python, APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and other modern AI development tools.
- Assist with building reusable AI components, integrations, prompts, tools, and capabilities that can be applied across the organization.
- Research emerging AI technologies and help evaluate how they could be applied to C Spire business needs.
- Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
- Participate in C Spire’s summer internship programming, including networking, professional development, team activities, and other intern experiences.
This internship provides an opportunity to move beyond classroom concepts and gain real-world experience building and delivering AI solutions while learning from professionals working at the forefront of AI and technology.
Qualifications
What You Will Do
In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.
- Work alongside AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, and explore opportunities where AI can provide meaningful value.
- Assist in designing, building, testing, and improving AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help evaluate business value and technical feasibility.
- Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and help identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support automation initiatives designed to reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency.
- Gain hands-on experience with technologies such as Python, APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and other modern AI development tools.
- Assist with building reusable AI components, integrations, prompts, tools, and capabilities that can be applied across the organization.
- Research emerging AI technologies and help evaluate how they could be applied to C Spire business needs.
- Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
- Participate in C Spire’s summer internship programming, including networking, professional development, team activities, and other intern experiences.
This internship provides an opportunity to move beyond classroom concepts and gain real-world experience building and delivering AI solutions while learning from professionals working at the forefront of AI and technology.
If you want to work hard, achieve a lot, and make a difference, then C Spire is the place for you.
Our Vision: Be the best at what we do. Our Mission: Improve lives through technology.
Summary
“Customer Inspired” isn’t our slogan — it’s our driving force, and C Spire team members live it. We aim to engage the exceptional and embrace operational excellence to best deliver connectivity and technology solutions that advance our communities and customers’ lives. It’s a challenging goal, but we have a winning team that is looking to grow.
As an Artificial Intelligence Intern, you will work alongside our AI team to explore, build, test, and improve practical AI-powered solutions that solve real business problems. You will gain hands-on experience applying artificial intelligence, large language models, automation, and modern development tools in a real telecommunications and technology environment. You will work with team members and business partners to understand workflows, identify opportunities for AI, develop prototypes, and evaluate solutions based on real-world results.
This position is for a Summer Internship in 2027, located at our Corporate Office in Ridgeland, MS.
Responsibilities:
What You Will Do
In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.
- Work alongside AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, and explore opportunities where AI can provide meaningful value.
- Assist in designing, building, testing, and improving AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help evaluate business value and technical feasibility.
- Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and help identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support automation initiatives designed to reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency.
- Gain hands-on experience with technologies such as Python, APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and other modern AI development tools.
- Assist with building reusable AI components, integrations, prompts, tools, and capabilities that can be applied across the organization.
- Research emerging AI technologies and help evaluate how they could be applied to C Spire business needs.
- Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
- Participate in C Spire’s summer internship programming, including networking, professional development, team activities, and other intern experiences.
This internship provides an opportunity to move beyond classroom concepts and gain real-world experience building and delivering AI solutions while learning from professionals working at the forefront of AI and technology.
Qualifications
What You Will Do
In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.
- Work alongside AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, and explore opportunities where AI can provide meaningful value.
- Assist in designing, building, testing, and improving AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help evaluate business value and technical feasibility.
- Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and help identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support automation initiatives designed to reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency.
- Gain hands-on experience with technologies such as Python, APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and other modern AI development tools.
- Assist with building reusable AI components, integrations, prompts, tools, and capabilities that can be applied across the organization.
- Research emerging AI technologies and help evaluate how they could be applied to C Spire business needs.
- Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
- Participate in C Spire’s summer internship programming, including networking, professional development, team activities, and other intern experiences.
This internship provides an opportunity to move beyond classroom concepts and gain real-world experience building and delivering AI solutions while learning from professionals working at the forefront of AI and technology.
If you want to work hard, achieve a lot, and make a difference, then C Spire is the place for you.
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Get Access To All JobsAI Software Developer CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an AI Software Developer role qualify for CPT authorization?
Yes, if the work directly integrates with a course or program requirement in your curriculum. Roles involving machine learning model development, data pipeline engineering, or applied AI research map well to graduate programs in computer science, data science, or engineering. Your DSO makes the final determination based on how the position connects to a specific academic requirement, not just your field of study.
Can I work on AI Software Developer roles at a startup on CPT?
Yes. CPT has no employer-size requirement, so startups, research labs, and large tech companies are all eligible. The employer does need to complete standard I-9 employment eligibility verification. The practical risk with early-stage startups is instability: if the company shuts down before your CPT period ends, you need a new DSO-authorized position to remain in status.
How do I find AI Software Developer roles where employers understand CPT?
Search Migrate Mate to browse AI Software Developer positions from employers with verified work-authorization filing history. Employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications in software and AI job families are more likely to have HR processes in place for F-1 work authorization, which means fewer delays and less internal escalation when you disclose your CPT status.
Does full-time CPT as an AI Software Developer affect my OPT eligibility?
Yes, and this is one of the most consequential CPT rules for F-1 students. If you accumulate 12 or more months of full-time CPT, you lose OPT eligibility entirely, including STEM OPT. Part-time CPT, regardless of duration, does not affect OPT. If your AI developer role is full-time and spans multiple semesters, track your cumulative days carefully with your DSO before agreeing to any extension.
What happens to my CPT authorization if my AI developer role changes significantly?
A material change in job duties, employer, or employment dates requires a new CPT authorization from your DSO before you begin the modified work. Moving from a frontend engineering role to a machine learning engineering role at the same company likely qualifies as a material change. Working outside the dates or scope on your I-20 CPT authorization puts your F-1 status at risk.