[2026] AI/ML Engineer Intern jobs in United States
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Second Dinner · 1 day ago

[2026] AI/ML Engineer Intern

positionIrvine, CA
timeInternship
remoteHybrid
seniorityIntern
money$50/hr - $55/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio focused on creating the most fun games in the world. The AI/ML Engineer Intern will work with the AI team to identify and build applications for emerging technologies in AI, from ideation and research to prototyping and development.

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Responsibilities

Ideate on novel applications of AI research to the game development space
Conduct research on relevant techniques and technologies
Work with the AI team to build and iterate on prototypes of your project
Present and share your work both to the AI team and other members of the company
Collaborate with various teams across Second Dinner

Qualification

AI modelsProgrammingPythonDeep learning modelsTechnical communicationPersonal communicationGrowth mindset

Required

Experience programming
Strong understanding of AI models such as Large Language Models, Diffusion Networks, or Deep Reinforcement Learning methods
Growth mindset, passion for learning new technologies and skills
Awesome technical and personal communication skills
Excitement to build out new applications for emerging technology to create the best games
Currently enrolled at a university or college in a Master's or PhD program
Eligible to work in the United States

Preferred

Strong experience in Python
Research experience in AI
Experience modifying, fine tuning, and adapting deep learning models
Currently pursuing an advanced degree in a related field (machine learning, computer science, data science, etc.)
Experience in game development
Experience with Git or other version control systems

Company

Second Dinner

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Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world. Not super fun games.
dateFounded in 2018
location
Irvine, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://seconddinner.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$130M
Key Investors
Griffin Gaming PartnersNetEase
2024-01-08Series B· $100M
2019-01-03Corporate Round· $30M

Leadership Team

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Jomaro Kindred
Art Director / Co-Founder
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