Research Engineer Intern

Bellevue, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together. The Companys three core products are Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world; Lens Studio an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses Spectacles.

Snapchat is a camera and messaging app that connects people to their friends and the world. Every day around the globe millions of people use Snapchat to communicate with friends build relationships play and learn. No matter where you are or how you express yourself its always the fastest way to share a moment!

We are looking for a Research Engineering Intern to join our User Modeling and Personalization Research Team for a 16-week internship in Spring/Summer/Fall of 2026. Our teams mission is to invent new ways to model user behavior and empower our business partners to build world-class user-centric ML systems which shape personalized experiences across Snap. Our work spans the domains of user behavior understanding structured data modeling recommendation systems and efficient large-scale machine learning. Together with you we seek to redefine the state-of-the-art in technology to deliver our users customized experiences which delight them.

What youll do:

Lead applied research and software engineering efforts for large-scale ML initiatives in the areas of graph modeling generative recommendation personalization and/or efficiency
Evaluate technical tradeoffs perform code reviews and write high code-quality code
Build robust lasting and scalable systems and iterate without compromising quality
Partner with engineering teams to deliver your technology to millions of Snapchatters
Learn and apply new software engineering skills

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

Demonstrated ability in software development and machine learning
Strong computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills
Strong understanding of machine learning approaches algorithms and data structures
Reading and reproducing machine learning algorithms from scientific publications

Minimum Qualifications:

Strong proficiency in Python
Familiarity with at least one common machine learning framework as PyTorch Tensorflow Keras JAX Numpy etc.
Must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in a technical field such as computer science (preferred) or equivalent research-intensive graduate program post undergrad. Must have a graduation date no sooner than your intended internship end date.

Preferred Qualifications:

Internship or academic experience working on challenging and innovative computer science and/or ML research or engineering projects
Proven experience in implementing and applying machine learning methodologies in real-world applications
Experience with distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark and/or Beam data pipelines and MLOps
Experience working with cloud-based systems (GCP AWS)
A passion for Snapchat and creativity!

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Required Experience:

Intern