Research Intern
Company: Yahoo!
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: March 18, 2023
Job Description:
It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners
with an audience of nearly 900 million. Whether you're looking to
write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad
tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of
data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our
business-and the world. Want in?Research Intern - machine
learningYahoo Research is pioneering new sciences underlying
innovations in search and user assistance. As the center of
scientific excellence for Yahoo, Yahoo Research delivers both
fundamental and applied scientific leadership through published
research, product innovations, leadership, and new technologies
powering the company's most significant products. We are looking
for outstanding applied research interns with strong skills in
machine learning, big data processing, statistical analysis, or
experimentation. Application areas include information retrieval,
search, and personalization. Specifically, we are seeking students
with the following skills:Required Skills/Experience:
- Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Computer Science, Physics, Math,
Statistics, or other computation or experimentation-based
field
- Strong expertise and hands-on skills in machine learning, data
analysis, or statistics
- Fluency with Pig, Hive, R, Python, Perl, or other data or
scripting language.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal
skills.Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Coursework or research in one or more of the research areas
discussed above.
- Excellent academic track record of conducting (guided)
research, and reporting/publishing results of original
research.
- Familiarity with applications of machine learning and data
mining.Job responsibilities:
- Apply and advance state-of-the-art techniques to new research
areas for new Yahoo products
- Deep dive into the data to understand and apply patterns
- Design scientifically sound experiments to study and improve
Yahoo products
- Work closely with colleagues on engineering teams to put
research results into actionYahoo is proud to be an equal
opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be
discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran
status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is
dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates
during the application process and for employees during their
employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a
reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a
request via the Accommodation Request Form
(www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409.
Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such
as following up on an application, will not receive a response.At
Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed
to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages
authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for
everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their
potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and
inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.US Only:
Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S.
Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client
events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position
will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a
vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company
event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity
employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those
individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with
federal, state, and local law.The compensation for this position
ranges from $45,760.00 - $135,200.00/yr and will vary depending on
factors such as your location, skills and experience. The
compensation package may also include incentive compensation
opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or
commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides
industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan,
company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an
employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo
has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and
hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is
one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don't
require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance.
If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend)
on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events.
When these occur, you'll be given notice to make arrangements.If
you're curious about how this factors into this role, please
discuss with the recruiter.Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply
on our internal career site.
Keywords: Yahoo!, Sunnyvale , Research Intern, Other , Sunnyvale, California
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