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Applied Scientist Intern
Upstart
remote · internship · Intern
$141,000 - $150,000
About the Role
As an Applied Scientist Intern, you will become a specialist in our models, products, business and/or codebase. You will identify potential problems or opportunities for improvement, communicate these to the team and suggest solutions. This involves self-directed investigation, offline analyses using creative thinking as well as presentation to the ML team. You will receive mentorship from experienced ML practitioners and collaborate closely with the team to improve our products and models.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Research machine learning and statistical approaches to discover improvements to the predictive performance and/or business value of a model.
- Design, implement, and evaluate model, product, or technical enhancements using rigorous experimentation and validation methods.
- Translate research findings into clear recommendations, documented methodologies, and production-ready solutions.
- Work with your mentor to align stakeholders, and drive next steps.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree program in mathematics, statistics, physics, econometrics, computer science, or a related quantitative field. On track to graduate by 2028.
- Strong fundamentals in statistical, probability, and machine learning theory.
- Ability to perform data analysis and evaluate machine learning or statistical models using Python, as well as basic SQL foundations.
- Intellectual curiosity, humility, drive and teamwork.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to use modern agentic tooling (Claude Code, Codex, …) efficiently.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in mathematics, statistics, physics, econometrics, computer science, or a related quantitative field. On track to graduate by the summer of 2028.
- Experience in supervised learning, model evaluation, and feature engineering techniques.
- Advanced statistical (frequentist, bayesian, causal) theory/econometrics knowledge.
- Strong coding skills in Python.
Travel Requirements
Over the course of the internship, you will meet to collaborate once or twice, for 2-4 consecutive days at a time.
Benefits
Intern benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA employer funding ($800–$1,600) or $150/mo medical opt-out credit, life and disability insurance, FSAs, and pre-tax commuter benefits.