Machine Learning Research Intern (Summer 2026)
Machine Learning Research Intern (Summer 2026)
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At Scale our Machine Learning Research team is focused on building the foundation for the next generation of AI systemspushing the boundaries of whats possible with frontier models while ensuring safety reliability and alignment at every step. Our work spans across generative AI advanced post-training methods scalable oversight synthetic data pipelines red teaming and evaluation science.
We are developing a large-scale hybrid human-machine system to power machine learning pipelines for dozens of industry-leading customers. These models and systems form the backbone of Scales long-term strategy enabling billions of tasks monthly and supporting some of the most complex and advanced use cases in the AI ecosystem.
Youll be working on a combination of deeply technical ML applications in production and cutting-edge research problems with the opportunity to collaborate with leading research teams across industry and academia.
Example Projects
- Measuring the dangerous capabilities of frontier models and conducting preparedness research
- Research on the science and creation of new benchmarks for frontier models
- Research and develop new methods for training models to excel on extremely difficult reasoning problems that require long chains of thought
- Research scalable oversight protocols that enable humans to produce and quality control reasoning chains beyond their native capabilities
- Studying the boundaries of model generalization and capabilities to inform data-driven advancements.
- Research on synthetic data and hybrid data with humans in the loop to scale up high-quality data generation.
- Take models currently in production identify areas for improvement improve them using retraining and hyperparameter searches then deploy without regressing on core model characteristics.
- Create post-training or agentic solutions that integrate into our ability to deliver applications for our enterprise clients
Required to have:
- Currently enrolled in a BS/MS/PhD Program with a focus on Machine Learning Deep Learning Natural Language Processing or Computer Vision with a graduation date in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027
- Prior experience or track record of research publications on LLMs NLP Multimodal agents safety evaluation alignment or a related field
- Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including: Python Javascript or similar
- Ability to speak and write in English fluently
- Be available for a Summer 2026 (May/June starts) internship
Ideally youd have:
- Have had a previous internship around Machine Learning Deep Learning Computer Vision Natural Language Processing Adversarial Robustness Alignment Evaluation and Agent
- Experience as a researcher including internships full-time or at a lab
- Publications in top-tier journals such as NeurIPS ICML ICLR CVPR AAAI etc. or contributions to open source projects
PLEASE NOTE:Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the worlds most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the worlds leading models and help enterprises and governments build deploy and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta Cisco DLA Piper Mayo Clinic Time Inc. the Government of Qatar and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability status gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability please contact us at Please see the United States Department of Labors Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
