What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Learning Engineering Intern position at Ontra?
About the Role
Ontra is seeking multiple 2025 summer Machine Learning (ML) engineering interns in our ML team. For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or New York City. Relocation assistance will not be provided. Interns are expected to work from their assigned office location two days per week.
We’re looking for someone excited to lead innovative ML projects using GenAI and LLM models, collaborate with a knowledgeable MLE mentor and cross-functional teams, and drive product development with engineering excellence.
If you are enthusiastic about Machine Learning Engineering, skilled in ML fundamentals like probability, supervised / unsupervised learning, deep learning, and natural language processing, familiar with tools such as TensorFlow and Scikit-learn, experienced in working with distributed computing systems and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, and proficient in a modern programming language such as Python or Java, we’d love to get to know you!
What You’ll Do
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Engage with diverse teams like Product Management, Data Science, and App / Infra / Data / Quality Engineering to foster cohesive project development.
- Project Specifications and Design : Participate in discussions and reviews to shape technical design, ensuring alignment with project goals.
- Model Development and Deployment : Assist in developing, evaluating, and deploying ML models, followed by collecting feedback and performing model fine-tuning.
- Coding and Testing : Contribute to writing and testing code, ensuring robustness and efficiency in ML solutions.
- Mentorship and Learning : Work closely with a senior ML engineer and manager to gain insights and guidance throughout the internship experience.
What You’ll Bring
Eligibility
We are currently considering candidates with the following expected graduation dates :
Additionally, you must be available to work full-time throughout the duration of the internship program.
Please note that you must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer and not require employment-based sponsorship now or in the future.
Pay Transparency
Ontra takes market research as well as individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation for our internship program.
If you are selected to participate in our interview process, a member of our team will share more details about the total compensation package for the role, including benefits programs that may be available to participants of this internship program.
Hourly Base Pay Rates :
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Salary : $52 - $78