AI Prompt Engineer

Position Title: AI Prompt Engineer
Company: DreamCollege.ai
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Internship or Part-Time
Time Commitment: Flexible, 10–20 hours/week
Compensation: Certificate of completion, recommendation letter, opportunity to build your resume, free to use the product for their college applications for 1 year (value: $1000).

About DreamCollege.ai:
DreamCollege.ai is an AI-powered college counseling platform that delivers personalized, expert-level admissions guidance to high school students. We leverage the power of Generative AI to recommend best-fit majors, colleges, extracurriculars, and admissions strategies based on a student’s profile—making elite guidance accessible to all.

About the Role:
We are seeking a curious and creative AI Prompt Engineer to design, test, and optimize prompts that power our AI-driven experiences. You will work closely with the product and engineering team to craft natural language prompts that guide LLMs (like GPT-4) to generate high-quality, personalized outputs in areas like career track assessment, recommendation letter assistance, or mock interviews. 

Responsibilities:

• Design and refine effective prompts for various AI use cases across the DreamCollege.ai platform

• Conduct experiments with prompt variations to improve accuracy, tone, and relevance of AI responses

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and education experts to ensure outputs align with user goals

• Analyze model behavior and implement prompt engineering best practices for consistency and personalization

• Build prompt workflows and support multi-step conversations with context memory

• Stay up to date with the latest in LLM capabilities, tools, and best practices

Requirements:

• Strong interest or experience in working with Generative AI platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek)

• Excellent writing and communication skills with attention to tone, clarity, and audience

• Logical thinker with a knack for translating product requirements into natural language logic

• Experience with Python, JSON, or AI APIs (optional but a plus)

• Self-starter who enjoys experimentation and iteration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in computer science, data science, linguistics, or education technology

• Experience working with prompt chaining, few-shot learning, or fine-tuning

• Familiarity with student-facing tools, especially in edtech or college counseling

What You’ll Gain:

• Hands-on experience at the frontier of AI application design, working directly with real user needs and large language models like GPT-4. Close collaboration with the co-founder of an AI startup, gaining exposure to product strategy, innovation, and real-world impact .Insight into AI model behavior, prompt optimization, and personalization techniques, critical skills in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.A standout experience for your resume or college application, especially for roles in AI, UX, edtech, and product development.A learning-rich, fast-paced startup environment that fosters creativity, autonomy, and real ownership of your contributions