GitHub · 14 hours ago
Applied Science Intern
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
2+ years expGitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking an Applied Science Intern to work on AI-powered developer experiences. In this role, the intern will conduct research, run experiments, and build prototypes, collaborating closely with Applied Scientists and Engineering teams to contribute to product decisions and future research directions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternetProject ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
In this role, you will work with one of the Applied Science teams at GitHub on a specialized research project focused on advancing AI-powered developer experiences
You will carry out research, run experiments, and build prototypes at the intersection of machine learning, software engineering, and large-scale systems
Depending on the team and project, your work may involve improving how AI systems are evaluated and measured, exploring agentic approaches that enable AI to reason over tools, context, and goals, or investigating post‑training and data strategies to improve model performance in real-world developer workflows
You will collaborate closely with Applied Scientists and Engineering, and your work will contribute to product decisions, system design, and future research directions across GitHub’s AI platform
Qualification
Required
Currently studying for a PhD in Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, Computer Science or a similar field
Research experience in at least one of the following areas: machine learning, natural language processing, information retrieval, evaluation and experimentation, agentic systems, reinforcement learning or preference optimization
Available to work full time for a minimum of 12 weeks while not concurrently enrolled in coursework
2+ years of experience building research concepts or Machine Learning systems in Python or another relevant programming language (e.g., Go, C++, Java, TypeScript)
Preferred
Track record of working both independently and collaboratively
Published research or strong research artifacts related to AI systems, machine learning, or developer tools
Experience designing or working with evaluation methodologies, benchmarks, building datasets, or large-scale experimental pipelines
Familiarity with developer tooling, programming languages, or systems that operate on source code (e.g., compilers, analyzers, IDEs, or related infrastructure)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating across research and engineering teams
Experience building developer tools or with LLMs for coding
Benefits
Annual bonus
Stock
Company
GitHub
GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$350MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2018-06-03Acquired
2015-07-29Series B· $250M
2015-06-19Secondary Market
Leadership Team
PJ Hyett
Co-Founder
Kyle Daigle
Chief Operating Officer
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