Amazon
2027 Applied Science Internship - Gen AI & Large Language Models - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting
$136K–$157K
Boston, MA +5 · Internship · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA
Pittsburgh, PA
New York City, NY
Sunnyvale, CA
Seattle, WA
Santa Clara, CA - Education
- Enrolled in a PhD program.
About the job
Develops and implements scalable research algorithms and modeling techniques at the intersection of large language models and generative AI, including work on production-scale problems.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement novel algorithms and modeling techniques for LLM and generative AI research.
- Fine-tune models and tackle research problems involving recommendation systems, question answering, deep learning, and generative AI.
- Collaborate across teams, validate AI-tool outputs, and communicate research findings.
What they ask for
- Enrolled in a PhD program.
- Able to relocate to the internship location and work full-time (40 hours per week) for the entire internship.
- Programming experience in Java, Python, PyTorch, or JAX.
- Demonstrated depth in a research area through publications, thesis work, or equivalent contributions.
Nice to have
- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Experience building models for business applications.
Pay
135,660.00 USD Annually (base salary); 156,910.00 USD Annually (base salary); 135,660.00 USD Annually (base salary); 156,060.00 USD Annually (base salary); 135,660.00 USD Annually (base salary); 156,060.00 USD Annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, Python, PyTorch, JAX, LLMs, NLP/NLU, Transformers, Gen AI
AI focus
Applied science research in LLMs and generative AI, including model fine-tuning, algorithm development, and use and validation of AI-powered tools.
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