AIML PhD Intern (Summer 2026)

About the Role

At Sigma were not just adding AIwere building the future of how people work with data. Our platform already lets users explore billions of rows of data in seconds with a spreadsheet-like interface analyze and present their data in workbooks and build data apps and workflows. Now were pushing further applying AI to reshape how people build in Sigma discover insights and make smarter decisionsfast. You can learn more about our vision for AI/ML at Sigma in our recent blog post.

Thats where you come in. As an AI/ML PhD Intern youll join a growing team focused on building the AI foundation that will power Sigma for the future. Your work will become an integral part of the workflow for the thousands of enterprises that run on Sigma.

What Youll Do

• Conduct original AI/ML research in search recommendations natural language processing agentic workflows and more
• Prototype and productionize AI systems that feel intuitive but do a lot under the hood
• Tackle novel UX problems at the intersection of AI analytics and data apps
• Contribute to the development of scalable AI/ML infrastructure for experimentation training and evaluation of large-scale models.

What You Bring

• Current PhD student studying AI/ML at a U.S. accredited university
• Deep understanding of machine learning including deep learning algorithms model architectures and optimization
• Baseline understanding of building and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems
• Knowledge of the full ML lifecycle: data curation training deployment monitoring
• Desire to bridge research and applicationbringing new AI ideas from concept to impactful deployment.

Bonus Points (or skills youll build here)

• Youve built agents that can plan reason and use tools
• Youve fine-tuned or trained foundation models (language or multimodal) for novel domains
• You know your way around cloud infrastructure (AWS GCP Azure)
• Youve worked in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment

Additional Job details

The hourly rate range for this position is $80-$90 an hour

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors including a candidates qualifications skills competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma Computing.

About us:

Sigma is the only cloud analytics and business intelligence tool empowering business teams to break free from the confines of the dashboard explore data for themselves and make better faster decisions. The award-winning software was built to capitalize on the performance power of cloud data warehouses to combine data sources and analyze billions of rows of data instantly via an intuitive spreadsheet-like interface no coding required.

Since launching with its unique interface Sigma Computing has added features such as collaboration tools and embedded analytics capabilities. The most recent product launch included a set of AI tools such as forecasting capabilities an AI copilot and a notebook interface for users who prefer a code-first environment.

Sigma announced its $200M in Series D financing in May 2024 to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure data application development enterprise-wide collaboration and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the Series D funding round with additional participation from a group of past investors including Snowflake Ventures and Sutter Hill Series D funding raised at a valuation 60% higher than the companys Series C round three years ago promises to further accelerate Sigmas growth.

Sigma Computing is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.

Note: We have an in-office work environment in all our offices in SF NYC and London.

About us:

Sigma is the only cloud analytics and business intelligence tool empowering business teams to break free from the confines of the dashboard explore data for themselves and make better faster decisions. The award-winning software was built to capitalize on the performance power of cloud data warehouses to combine data sources and analyze billions of rows of data instantly via an intuitive spreadsheet-like interface no coding required.

Since launching with its unique interface Sigma Computing has added features such as collaboration tools and embedded analytics capabilities. The most recent product launch included a set of AI tools such asforecasting capabilities an AI copilot and a notebook interface for users who prefer a code-first environment.

Sigma announced its $200M in Series D financing in May 2024 to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure data application development enterprise-wide collaboration and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the Series D funding round with additional participation from a group of past investors including Snowflake Ventures and Sutter Hill Series D funding raised at a valuation 60% higher than the companys Series C round three years ago promises to further accelerate Sigmas growth.

Come join us!

Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees:

• Equity
• Generous health benefits
• Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
• Paid bonding time for all new parents
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office

Sigma Computing is an equal opportunity employer.We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.

Note: We have an in-office work environment in all our offices in SF NYC and London.

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