Scale AI · 2 hours ago
Machine Learning Research Intern (Summer 2026)
San Francisco Bay Area
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerScale AI is focused on building the foundation for the next generation of AI systems. The Machine Learning Research Intern will work on technical ML applications and research problems, contributing to projects that enhance AI capabilities and safety.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingGenerative AIImage RecognitionMachine Learning
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Company
Scale AI
Scale’s mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions.
Founded in 2016
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15.9BKey Investors
MetaAccelTiger Global Management
2025-06-10Corporate Round· $14.3B
2025-06-04Series Unknown
2024-05-21Series F· $1B
Leadership Team
Jason Droege
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Cinelli
Chief Financial Officer
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