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Research Scientist Intern - PhD

Saviynt · Milpitas, California · On-site

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About Saviynt

Discover how Saviynt secures all identities, enabling enterprises to manage access, governance, and compliance confidently while addressing the unique security challenges of the AI era.

About the role

Join Saviynt's Internship Program and gain hands-on experience solving real-world problems at the intersection of AI, security, cloud infrastructure, and data. Our interns work alongside experienced engineers, data scientists, and product teams to drive innovation, learn cutting-edge technologies, and make an impact from day one. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Strong foundation in deep learning, state-of-the-art AI techniques, and practical experience researching, implementing, and optimizing models
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and familiarity with leveraging modern AI coding tools/agents (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate development and execution
  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership of complex research problems, work under tight constraints, and deliver measurable, high-performance implementations
  • Hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn, along with familiarity in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) or containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Proven track record of optimizing models for production environments (e.g., latency reduction, memory footprint optimization, or throughput improvement)
  • Scholarly publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ACL) or relevant open-source research contributions
More about this role

Saviynt's AI-powered identity platform manages and governs human and non-human access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Built for the AI age, Saviynt is today helping organizations safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com .

Join Saviynt's Internship Program and gain hands-on experience solving real-world problems at the intersection of AI, security, cloud infrastructure, and data. Our interns work alongside experienced engineers, data scientists, and product teams to drive innovation, learn cutting-edge technologies, and make an impact from day one.

Machine Learning / Data Science – building and evaluating predictive models, data pipelines, and analytics systems

AI Security – working on the safety, robustness, and responsible use of AI systems

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