# PhD Machine Learning Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) at Lyft

- Company: Lyft
- What the company does: Backed by a16z and Founders Fund.
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $65 to $68/hr (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-06
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://app.careerpuck.com/job-board/lyft/job/8817974002?gh_jid=8817974002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lyft-phd-machine-learning-software-engineer-intern-summer-2027/

## About the role

As a PhD Machine Learning Engineer Intern on our Applied AI team, you'll take on an open research problem tied to product experiences used by millions of riders. Working closely with a Staff ML Engineer mentor, you'll scope the problem, develop and evaluate new methods on real data, and take the work far enough that it can be shared with the research community, with the goal of a paper submission to a top ML venue. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- A track record of ML research, shown through publications, preprints, or substantial research projects
- Strong foundation in reinforcement learning and sequential decision making, especially problems with delayed or long-horizon rewards
- Solid grounding in both causal inference and counterfactual evaluation
- Good understanding of ML libraries like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Strong programming skills in Python or a similar language
- Proven ability to effectively turn research ML papers into working code

Tags: Early Talent

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lyft-phd-machine-learning-software-engineer-intern-summer-2027/