At a Glance
- Tasks: Build real production AI systems and work on digital twins and intelligent automation.
- Company: LEC AI is the AI division of London Export Corporation, founded in 1951.
- Benefits: Opportunity for a permanent AI Engineer role at £70,000 for top interns.
- Other info: Internship runs from July to September 2026, full-time in-person.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience with commercial AI systems from day one.
- Qualifications: Undergraduate or postgraduate in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI, or related fields.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 98000 £ per year.
Start Date: First week of July 2026
ABOUT LEC AI
LEC AI is the AI division of London Export Corporation, a private group founded in 1951. The group includes LEC Robotics (sole UK distributor for global robotics brands), LEC Beverages (sole UK distributor of Tsingtao), and a portfolio of new ventures being built under the LEC AI banner. We are hiring five summer interns to work alongside our senior engineers on production AI systems with real commercial deployment from day one.
WHAT YOU WILL BUILD
- Real production systems used by real customers. Not toy projects, not slide decks.
- Donnie - our agentic executive digital twin platform that learns how the people running a company think, holds persistent organisational memory, and turns decisions into reliable execution.
- Bishop - our data foundation model for structured operational data with a live SaaS layer.
- AI systems for LEC Robotics and LEC Beverages - digital twins, agentic operations, and intelligent automation across real operational environments.
- Proof of concept builds for new companies launching inside the group.
STACK
Python, FastAPI, React, Postgres with pgvector, Neo4j, Redis, MinIO, Claude, MCP, OpenRouter, Ollama, multi-agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, vector search, Docker.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Undergraduate (2nd year onwards) or postgraduate at a top UK university in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI, Machine Learning or related discipline - PhD students welcome.
- Strong Python; familiarity with LLMs, agents, RAG or vector databases is a strong plus.
- Genuine builder mindset - you ship code on your own time, you have GitHub repos you can point us at.
- Able to work full time in person, five days a week, July through end of September 2026.
WHAT YOU GET
- Real work on production AI systems with genuine commercial deployment.
- Direct work alongside our Principal AI Architect and senior engineers.
- Permanent AI Engineer role at £70,000 on offer for the strongest interns (final year and postgraduates only).
HOW TO APPLY
Email- talent@lecai.ai with your CV and a one-page note on what you are best at, what you are building right now, and why you want to work on these problems. Application deadline: 31 May 2026. Five positions available. We move fast on applications that excite us.
AI Engineer Summer Internship 2026 employer: LEC AI
LEC AI offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects within a historic company. Located in London, interns will collaborate directly with senior engineers and the Principal AI Architect. The internship could lead to a permanent position with a competitive salary.
