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$80 – $90 / hour
Listed on Sigma Computing’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Join Sigma's AI/ML team as a PhD intern to conduct original research on search, recommendations, NLP, and agentic systems while building production-grade AI infrastructure for their cloud data platform. This role bridges cutting-edge research with real-world impact, letting you ship AI systems used by thousands of enterprises.
Our summary, not Sigma Computing’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Deep Learning
- Generative AI Agents
- Machine Learning
- Microsoft Azure
- Natural Language Processing
- Python
- SQL
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What they ask for
Required
- Current PhD student in AI/ML at a U.S. accredited university
- Deep understanding of machine learning, deep learning algorithms, model architectures and optimization
- Baseline understanding of building and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems
- Knowledge of the full ML lifecycle: data curation, training, deployment, monitoring
Nice to have
- Experience building agents that plan, reason, and use tools
- Experience fine-tuning or training foundation models for novel domains
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment