2026 Machine Learning Research Intern jobs in United States
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Lambda · 2 months ago

2026 Machine Learning Research Intern

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$40/hr - $70/hr
workcardStart in 2026

Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving a diverse range of customers. As a Machine Learning Research Intern, you will collaborate with researchers and engineers to advance generative AI, focusing on both fundamental and applied research tracks.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData CenterGPUMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Research in foundation models for language, vision, life sciences and robotics
Multi-modal research, including building efficient data and evaluation toolkits
Publish findings in top-tier ML Research conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV/ECCV, ACL, SIGGRAPH), and/or as technical blogs, public datasets, benchmarks, and open-source tools
Maximize training and inference performance for large-scale AI systems
Systematic model and agent evaluation
Publish findings in top-tier ML system conferences (e.g. MLSys, OSDI, SOSP, NSDI), and/or as technical blogs, public dataset, benchmarks, and open-source tools

Qualification

Machine LearningPyTorchFoundation ModelsMulti-Modal ResearchCommunicationCollaboration Skills

Required

BS, MS, or Ph.D. student in Computer Science or related field, focusing on Machine Learning
Demonstrated project experience or publications in relevant areas
Proficient in PyTorch or similar frameworks
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

Contributions to open-source machine learning projects
Experience with foundation models, multi-modal, agentic systems
Experience with dataset creation, evaluation design, or system benchmarking
Experience optimizing model efficiency or scaling ML workloads

Benefits

Generous cash & equity compensation
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

Company

Lambda

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Lambda is a cloud-based platform that provides high-performance GPU hardware and cloud infrastructure for AI model training and inference.
dateFounded in 2012
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://lambda.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Lambda has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (1)
2023 (3)
2022 (2)
2021 (2)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$3.19B
Key Investors
TWG GlobalJP MorganMacquarie Group
2025-11-18Series E· $1.5B
2025-08-19Debt Financing· $275M
2025-02-19Series D· $480M

Leadership Team

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Stephen Balaban
Co-founder, CEO
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Michael Balaban
Co-Founder / CTO
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Recent News

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AI cloud provider Lambda reportedly raising $350M round
2026-01-11
Business Wire
Lambda Appoints Leonard Speiser as Chief Operating Officer
2026-01-09
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Source: Lambda, which rents access to AI chips and is backed by Nvidia, is in talks to raise $350M+ led by Mubadala Capital, ahead of an IPO planned for H2 2026 (The Information)
2026-01-09
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