# Machine Learning Software Engineer Intern

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Python, Pyspark, PyTorch, Machine Learning, LLMs, Data Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Model Training, Model Evaluation
**Posted:** 2026-05-13

> ML intern on the Machine Learning team developing and shipping production ML models and pipelines. Requires current enrollment in an M.Sc. or Ph.D. program and strong Python/PyTorch backend skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Translate product needs into crisp mathematical formulations (models); train those models; and, with a small team ship them to production.
- Design scalable machine learning pipelines for data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation.
- Work with data engineers to collect and preprocess data sets for model training.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest research in ML and related fields, and apply this knowledge to improve Rippling products.

## Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. program in computer science or in a related field during the course of the internship.
- Solid programming skills with an emphasis on backend experience and knowledge. Production code base is primarily Python, PySpark, and PyTorch.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Passion to learn and develop your skills, both in machine learning and software engineering.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with developing things that use large language models (LLMs) and familiarity with pre-training and fine-tuning techniques.

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