Machine Learning Engineer Intern (LLM/ML)

About Us:

We're a leading VC-backed AI startup in the social app space, aiming to change how people interact online and offline. With the support of top venture capitalists and the renowned Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School in NYC, we're positioned to lead the industry.

Our team boasts top AI talents, seasoned serial entrepreneurs with successful venture track records, strategy consultants from BCG and tech leaders from premier tech companies.

 

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern to join our team this Fall at our New York City office. In this role, you will collaborate with a skilled and enthusiastic group of Engineers and Researchers. You will be at the forefront of exploring the exciting convergence of large language models (LLMs), recommendation systems, and social interaction technologies. Your contributions will be vital in creating a state-of-the-art platform that leverages advanced LLMs to enhance and redefine human connections.

 

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about building top-tier machine learning solutions and possesses the technical expertise to help us shape the future of socializing and dating experiences.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop solutions and pipelines driven by LLMs and other ML models, focused on revolutionizing social interactions through in-depth analysis and strategic insights.
• Design and conduct evaluations, including both controlled experiments and observational studies, to determine the effectiveness of our systems.
• Engage with machine learning literature, especially in the areas of NLP and recommender systems, and rapidly prototype new techniques by studying relevant research papers and articles.
• Investigate the potential for product implementation, identifying challenges and gaps that could lead to direct production deployment or spark new research avenues for future publication.
• Present your findings and contributions to the team and the broader organization, highlighting the impact and potential of your work.

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Recent graduate or currently pursuing a PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related discipline.
• Strong grasp of machine learning principles and up-to-date knowledge of NLP and LLM methodologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, along with experience using machine learning libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and Hugging Face.
• Capability to replicate and prototype solutions derived from academic research.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with the capacity to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively present findings.

 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Proven experience in creating LLM-driven solutions and workflows.
• In-depth knowledge and practical experience with the latest NLP, LLM, or recommendation system techniques.
• Published research or active participation in academic journals or conferences.
• Advanced coding skills and hands-on experience working with LLMs, including familiarity with popular prompting methods such as chain-of-thought and graph-of-thought.
• Experience with recommendation systems.
• Published contributions in renowned machine learning and NLP conferences (ACL, ICML, EMNLP, NAACl, NeurIPS, etc.).

 

Compensation:

Compensation will be discussed and negotiated based on the candidate's actual experience and skill level.

 

How to Apply:

Send your resume to hr@haveyoumet.co. Please include Machine Learning Engineer Intern in the subject line.

 

Have You Met is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting an inclusive work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity, inclusion, and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone.