Two Sigma
AI Research Scientist - Intern [2027 Summer]
NY New York · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- MS candidates must have work experience; PhD candidates are also eligible. Both must be in the penultimate year of study.
- Education
- Working toward a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another STEM field; preferably a PhD, or a Master’s with prior work experience.
About the job
Develops machine-learning techniques or infrastructure for a research project, running experiments to study how financial data influences the world.
What you'll do
- Develop techniques or infrastructure for a project under the guidance of an experienced team member during an approximately 10-week summer internship.
- Write code, use AI and machine-learning tools, run experiments, and discuss approaches and results with colleagues.
What they ask for
- Open to students in the penultimate year of an MS program with work experience or a PhD program.
- Strong programming skills in Python and deep knowledge of Tensorflow and/or PyTorch.
- Internship, work, or course experience using Deep Learning, LLMs, and/or Reinforcement Learning.
- Understanding of basic statistics and experience with cloud computing environments and multi-machine setups.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Rust/Java; practical experience building data pipelines for large amounts of noisy data.
- Relevant research experience, potentially resulting in publications at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or similar.
Pay
$5,000/Week (MS) and $5,500/Week (PhD) (base pay; currency not stated)
Tools
Python, Rust, Java, Tensorflow, PyTorch, Deep Learning, LLMs, Reinforcement Learning
AI focus
Applies machine learning, especially Deep Learning, LLMs, and Reinforcement Learning, to complex systems and noisy data, including financial data modeling.
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