Applied Research Intern

Applied Research Intern

San Francisco Bay Area

Shape the Future of AI

At Labelbox, we're building the critical infrastructure that powers breakthrough AI models at leading research labs and enterprises. Since 2018, we've been pioneering data-centric approaches that are fundamental to AI development, and our work becomes even more essential as AI capabilities expand exponentially.

About Labelbox

We're the only company offering three integrated solutions for frontier AI development:

• Enterprise Platform & Tools: Advanced annotation tools, workflow automation, and quality control systems that enable teams to produce high-quality training data at scale
• Frontier Data Labeling Service: Specialized data labeling through Alignerr, leveraging subject matter experts for next-generation AI models
• Expert Marketplace: Connecting AI teams with highly skilled annotators and domain experts for flexible scaling

Why Join Us

• High-Impact Environment: We operate like an early-stage startup, focusing on impact over process. You'll take on expanded responsibilities quickly, with career growth directly tied to your contributions.
• Technical Excellence: Work at the cutting edge of AI development, collaborating with industry leaders and shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
• Innovation at Speed: We celebrate those who take ownership, move fast, and deliver impact. Our environment rewards high agency and rapid execution.
• Continuous Growth: Every role requires continuous learning and evolution. You'll be surrounded by curious minds solving complex problems at the frontier of AI.
• Clear Ownership: You'll know exactly what you're responsible for and have the autonomy to execute. We empower people to drive results through clear ownership and metrics.

Role Overview

As an Applied Research intern at Labelbox, you will design, build, and productionize evaluation and post-training systems for frontier LLMs and multimodal models. You'll own continuous, high-quality evals and benchmarks (reasoning, code, agent/tool-use, long-context, vision-language, et al.), create and curate post-training datasets (human + synthetic), and prototype RLHF/RLAIF/RLVR/RM/DPO-style training loops to measure and improve real-world task and agent performance.

Your Impact

• Build and own evaluation and benchmark suites for reasoning, code, agents, long-context, and V/LLMs.
• Create post-training datasets at scale: design preference/critique pipelines (human + synthetic), and target hard failures surfaced by evals.
• Experiment and prototype RLHF/RLAIF/RLVR/RM/DPO-style training loops to improve real-world task and agent performance.
• Land research in product: ship improvements into Labelbox workflows, services, and customer-facing evaluation/quality features; quantify impact with customer and internal metrics.
• Engage with customer research teams: run pilots, co-design benchmarks, and share practical findings through internal research reports, blog posts, talks, and published papers.

What You Bring

• A strong foundation in AI and machine learning, backed by a Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field (in progress degrees are acceptable for intern positions).
• A deep understanding of frontier autoregressive and diffusion multimodal models, along with the human and synthetic data strategies needed to optimize them.
• Passion and experience for LLM evaluation and benchmarking.
• Expertise in training data quality construction, measurement and refinement.
• The ability to bridge research and application by interpreting new findings and translating them into functional prototypes.
• A track record of publishing in top-tier AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL) and contributing to the broader research community.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Applied Research at Labelbox

At Labelbox Applied Research, we're committed to pushing the boundaries of AI and data-centric machine learning, with a particular focus on advancing human-AI interaction techniques. We believe that high-quality human data and sophisticated human feedback integration methods are key to unlocking the next generation of AI capabilities. Our research team works at the intersection of machine learning, human-computer interaction, and AI ethics to develop innovative solutions that can be practically applied in real-world scenarios.

Labelbox strives to ensure pay parity across the organization and discuss compensation transparently. The expected annual base salary range for United States-based candidates is below. This range is not inclusive of any potential equity packages or additional benefits. Exact compensation varies based on a variety of factors, including skills and competencies, experience, and geographical location.

$35 - $45 USD

Life at Labelbox

• Location: Join our dedicated tech hubs in San Francisco or Wrocław, Poland
• Work Style: Hybrid model with 2 days per week in office, combining collaboration and flexibility
• Environment: Fast-paced and high-intensity, perfect for ambitious individuals who thrive on ownership and quick decision-making
• Growth: Career advancement opportunities directly tied to your impact
• Vision: Be part of building the foundation for humanity's most transformative technology

Our Vision

We believe data will remain crucial in achieving artificial general intelligence. As AI models become more sophisticated, the need for high-quality, specialized training data will only grow. Join us in developing new products and services that enable the next generation of AI breakthroughs.

Labelbox is backed by leading investors including SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital, Gradient Ventures, Databricks Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading AI labs.

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