About the Role
Epic Games is seeking current PhD students and recent PhD or MSc graduates for paid, 6-12 month research internships. Interns will collaborate with research scientists and engineers on machine learning models at the intersection of vision, language, speech processing, and game development to enhance game development and user experience.
Responsibilities
- Create machine learning models in areas including player safety, game agents, world/scene and game logic generation, developer tools, and improved user experience.
- Work alongside research scientists and engineers on applied research problems.
- Own data analysis and data creation, supported by an internal team of labellers.
- Design, implement, and experiment with models end to end.
- Gain exposure to engineering work around deploying models at scale.
Requirements
- An ongoing or recently completed (within the last 12 months) PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI or a related field.
- Recent MSc graduates in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI or a related field will also be considered.
- Experience building models or algorithms in computer vision, natural language processing, or speech/audio/acoustic processing.
- Hands-on knowledge of modern deep learning methods, such as Transformers, LLM fine-tuning, and diffusion models.
- Strong coding skills in Python and the standard ML stack (PyTorch, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn).
- Desirable: Game dev experience in either C++ or C# (including personal projects).
- Must hold an existing right to work in the UK, US or Canada for the full duration of the internship.
- Visa sponsorship or support is unavailable for this role.
Skills
- Computer vision
- Natural language processing
- Speech/audio/acoustic processing
- Transformers
- LLM fine-tuning
- Diffusion models
- Python
- PyTorch
- NumPy
- SciPy
- scikit-learn
- C++
- C#
Location
- UK
- US
- Canada
- North America
- Europe
- CA
- NYC
- WA
Work Type
- full-time (40 hours/week)
- part-time (20 hours/week)
Experience Level
- PhD students
- Recent PhD graduates
- Recent MSc graduates
Education Level
- PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI or a related field
- MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $139,029—$166,834 USD (New York City)
- $122,345—$146,814 USD (California)
- $111,223—$133,468 USD (Washington)
Benefits
- Paid internship
- Generous benefit plans
- Discretionary incentive programs
About the Company
- Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company.
- For over 30 years, Epic has been making award-winning games and engine technology.
- Epic's Unreal Engine technology empowers developers and content creators across various industries.
- Epic strives to build teams of world-class talent.
Equal Opportunity
- Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture.
- Epic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.
- Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
