AI/ML PhD Intern (Summer 2026)
$80/h-$90/h
Sigmaa day ago
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Summary
Sigma is seeking an AI/ML PhD Intern for Summer 2026 to join their team in San Francisco, CA. The role involves conducting original AI/ML research and contributing to the development of scalable AI/ML infrastructure.
About the Role
As an AI/ML PhD Intern, you will conduct original research in areas such as search, recommendations, and natural language processing. You will prototype and productionize AI systems, tackle novel UX problems, and contribute to scalable AI/ML infrastructure for experimentation and evaluation of large-scale models.
About You
Required:
- 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 application—bringing new AI ideas from concept to impactful deployment.
Preferred:
- Experience building agents that can plan, reason, and use tools.
- Experience fine-tuning or training foundation models (language or multimodal) for novel domains.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience working in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment.
Benefits
- Equity
- Generous health benefits
- Flexible time off policy
- Paid bonding time for all new parents
- Traditional and Roth 401k
- Commuter and FSA benefits
- Lunch Program
- Dog friendly office
Sigma
Sigma is not another Business Intelligence tool. Sigma is the only Cloud Analytics solution with a spreadsheet-like interface that enables anyone to explore data at cloud scale and speed. Discover what happened, why it happened, and what will happen.
San Francisco, CA