Founder & CEO
Alen Malkoč
Alen Malkoč is a veteran tech entrepreneur with 25 years of experience, 5 sold companies, and a track record of hiring over 500 professionals globally.
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Applications for the July 2026 cohort are closed.
A real AI internship.Self-paced. Built around real work.
6 tracks. Start with your chosen track, complete shared AI Fluency practice, ship a capstone, earn a credential recruiters can verify — and an eligible recommendation letter.
Join the August 2026 cohort waitlist.
What you get
What every intern gets.
Format
Remote
Credential
Verified
Tracks
6 tracks
- Track-specific build plan
- Capstone scoped to ship in weeks
- Mentor reviews, portal support, and events
- Verifiable credential on completion
- Eligible recommendation letter
- Portfolio-ready case study
- Career toolkit and interview prep
- Final project showcase
How it works
Four steps, start to credential.
Self-paced from the day you apply. Each step produces something you can show, not just a box you check.
01
Apply
Sign in with LinkedIn, pick a track, write a few sentences. About five minutes.
02
Onboard
Get approved, start from your chosen track, and keep AI Fluency in the shared credential threshold.
03
Build
Work assignments at your pace. End on a capstone with a real artifact.
04
Graduate
Ship the capstone, then earn a verifiable credential and an eligible recommendation letter you can show a recruiter.
Tracks
6 tracks. Fluency included.
Pick a specialization or General AI Fluency on its own. Specialization interns start with their primary track and complete General AI Fluency as the shared credential threshold.
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General AI Fluency
Learn to work with AI as a partner, across every role.
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Machine Learning
Models, scores, and insights, not dashboards.
Includes required General AI Fluency practice
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AI Marketing
Run experiments. Move a real number.
Includes required General AI Fluency practice
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Front-end AI Engineering
Build personal sites, storefronts, and client-ready pages with AI as your pair-programmer.
Includes required General AI Fluency practice
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Backend AI Engineering
RAG, agents, APIs. The engine behind AI products.
Includes required General AI Fluency practice
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UI / UX Design
Prompt, design, critique, and collaborate with AI-native design tools.
Includes required General AI Fluency practice
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The work has a visible trail.
From application to graduation, the internship is organized around proof: choices, submitted work, review history, and a credential others can inspect.
Internship portal
Builder progress
Capstone in build
Track fit
Build plan
Proof
Active track
Backend AI Engineering
API contract draft
Backend AI Engineering
Reviewed
Capstone milestone
Portfolio artifact
Due Fri
Credential packet
Verification record
Queued
01
Application
LinkedIn connected
Submitted
02
Onboarding
Track checklist
6 / 7 done
03
Assignments
Review trail
4 reviewed
04
Capstone
Portfolio artifact
In build
05
Graduation
Credential and letter
Locked
Recruiter-ready proof
Proof recruiters can inspect.
Three useful proof points travel with you: a credential, an eligible recommendation letter, and a public record of what you shipped.
LinkedIn-ready credential details
Public verification page for the credential ID
Eligible recommendation letter
Portfolio capstone tied to your track
Sample credential
Sample letter
Claude Partner Network
Anthropic certificates when available.
FlyRank is part of the Claude Partner Network. When partner access and eligibility allow, accepted interns may complete covered Anthropic courses alongside their track at no cost to them. The FlyRank credential proves the work; these certificates add an optional external learning signal.
Optional, not required
This is not a paid upsell or a replacement for shipping real work. It is extra validation interns can stack onto their capstone, eligible recommendation letter, and FlyRank credential.
Covered through Claude Partner Network access
Course examples
Claude 101Claude Code 101Building with the Claude APIIntroduction to MCPAI FluencyClaude CoworkAgent SkillsSubagents+10 more
The people
Real mentors and guests shaping the program.
Senior operators review eligible work, support interns through the portal, and bring outside context through scheduled guest sessions.
Director of AI, Data Analyt...
Haris Hodžić
Haris leads AI and data analytics at FlyRank, working across the full stack from backend data pipelines to machine learning models that drive product and growth decisions. On the Backend AI, Front-end AI, and ML tracks, he helps interns understand how data flows through a real AI system from raw signals to actionable output.
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Guest
CEO BattlBox | 4x Founder -...
John Roman
Experienced Executive and Board Member with a demonstrated history of working in both the consumer goods and technology industry. Strong sales and marketing professional, skilled in both D2C and B2B strategy. John Roman is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer and BattleBox
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Co-Founder / CTO - Praella
Niraj Delvadia
Niraj Delvadia is the CTO at Praella, a Shopify Platinum Partner and Shopify Plus agency. He has spent over a decade working in the Shopify ecosystem. He started out as a developer at PlanetX, and from there worked his way through LumiaMarketing, Digerati Group, Wolfpoint Agency, and HulkApps before joining Praella. Today, he leads the engineering team there, and his main focus is on CheckoutBoost, a Shopify checkout optimisation app used by 200+ merchants with a 5.0 App Store rating. His work spans Shopify apps and APIs, cloud, DevOps, security, and AI automation. These days, most of his building happens in the terminal, using agentic tools like Claude Code to read codebases, find what’s broken, and fix it - which is exactly what he wants to walk students through in this session.
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Mentors + guestsAcross AI, product, design, growth, sales, and operations. New guests are announced each cohort.
Community
Stay close to FlyRank after the cohort.
Program community access while the community is active, office hours when scheduled, intros into the FlyRank network when something fits, and the chance to mentor future cohorts.
Community access while active
Office hours when scheduled
Warm intros when there is a fit
Mentor future cohorts
The network can keep helping after graduation.
FAQs
Questions people ask before applying.
Is this really free?+
Yes. No fees, no payment, no upsell, and no data sale. FlyRank funds the program as community work: it helps us know strong builders, but it does not promise a job or give sponsors/employers private participant data.
Do I need to pay for Claude or any other AI tools?+
No. Paid tool plans are not required for the track curriculum. The free tiers cover the work, and nothing in the program requires a paid plan or credit card. Accepted interns can use the portal free-tier tools guide at /intern/free-tier for no-cost options that support the work.
Who can apply?+
Adults 18+ who can participate in an unpaid educational internship and use the required online tools. Students, career switchers, and anyone who wants something real on their LinkedIn are welcome. No degree or prior experience required; the application asks for a short motivation note so reviewers understand what you want to build. Some locations, services, or legal constraints may limit participation.
What do I get at the end?+
A verifiable credential, an eligible recommendation letter, and a portfolio piece you actually built. We do not promise a job.