# ML Research Intern at Modal

- Company: Modal
- What the company does: Bring your own code, and run CPU, GPU, and data-intensive compute at scale. The serverless platform for AI and data teams. Backed by Accel, General Catalyst and AI Grant.
- Company website: https://modal.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: New York
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/modal/38888294-6bc7-4dab-b072-6d0f0c2ed79a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/modal-ml-research-intern/

## About the role

We are looking for PhD research interns with strong research experience in reinforcement learning, machine learning, and foundation models, including large language and multimodal models, to join our research team.

## What they're looking for

- Currently pursuing a PhD in computer science, machine learning, or a related field
- A demonstrated record of research in reinforcement learning, machine learning, foundation models, or related areas
- Experience developing and evaluating large-scale models or machine learning systems
- Familiarity with distributed training, large-scale inference, or multi-GPU environments
- Publications at leading venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, CoRL, UAI, JMLR, or TMLR
- Strong programming and engineering skills, with the ability to translate research ideas into working implementations

Tags: Engineering