Mercor
Data Science Intern
San Francisco · On-site · Internship · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Education
- Pursuing a degree in a quantitative field; graduation in 2027 (potentially 2028).
About the job
Analyze production data and build experiments, dashboards, and models that inform Mercor’s product decisions and AI evaluation work.
What you'll do
- Define metrics and KPIs; design experiments and translate results into product decisions.
- Build dashboards and data models, improve event instrumentation and data quality, and prototype matching or scoring models.
- Evaluate LLM-powered systems using rubrics, human-in-the-loop experiments, and guardrail testing.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a degree in a quantitative field and graduating in 2027 (potentially 2028).
- Strong fundamentals in statistics, SQL, and Python.
- Experience with experiment design, causal reasoning, and data analysis.
- Clear communication with engineers, product managers, and leadership; excited to work in person in San Francisco.
Nice to have
- dbt and dashboarding tools.
- Recommendation or search metrics; LLM and agent evaluation.
Pay
$70 per hour (base salary); $10K (housing bonus); $1.5K monthly (stipend for meals/rideshare)
Tools
SQL, Python, dbt
AI focus
Prototyping models for matching and scoring, and evaluating LLM-powered systems and frontier AI models.
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