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Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Intern at The RealReal

Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Intern

The RealReal · CA, US

5 days ago

Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Intern

The RealReal · CA, US

5 days ago
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About the Role

The RealReal's Fall AI Accelerator Intern Program is a part-time, 10-week opportunity focused on designing, building, and deploying production-ready AI tools to solve business challenges and drive operational efficiency. Interns will work across systems to build practical solutions, partner with teams to scale AI usage, and develop strategic roadmaps for long-term impact.

Responsibilities

  • Actively engineer, prototype, and deploy custom AI models and automated tools to address high-value operational challenges across business workflows.
  • Review existing architecture and workflows to integrate enterprise AI capabilities, optimizing performance, automation, and overall technical execution.
  • Evaluate and prepare key data pipelines and information structures to support robust, scalable model deployment and AI-driven systems.
  • Advise cross-functional teams on effective AI tool usage, best practices, and advanced prompting techniques to accelerate adoption and integration.
  • Develop strategies and long-term technical roadmaps to ensure deployed AI tools scale effectively across company operations.
  • Showcase deployed AI applications, measured efficiency gains, and strategic business outcomes to executive stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Current Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD student majoring in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field from an accredited university.
  • Solid understanding of machine learning principles, including supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, and foundational knowledge of neural networks and language modeling.
  • Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong interest in applying artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems and drive operational efficiency.
  • Experience creating applications that leverage LLMs, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus), and advanced prompt engineering.
  • Experience building and deploying web applications or AI prototypes using Python frameworks (e.g., Streamlit, FastAPI, Flask) and integrating external APIs.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools like Docker.
  • Basic understanding of ETL processes, data preprocessing, and querying SQL/NoSQL databases.
  • A portfolio of personal AI projects, open-source contributions, or participation in ML-focused hackathons/competitions.

Skills

  • Machine learning principles
  • Supervised learning
  • Unsupervised learning
  • Model evaluation
  • Neural networks
  • Language modeling
  • Generative AI
  • LLMs
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Vector databases
  • Prompt engineering
  • Python frameworks (Streamlit, FastAPI, Flask)
  • API integration
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Docker
  • ETL processes
  • Data preprocessing
  • SQL
  • NoSQL databases

Work Type

  • Part-time

Experience Level

  • Intern

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree
  • PhD

Salary/Compensations

  • $55.00-$60.00 per hour

About the Company

  • The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods.
  • With a rigorous authentication process, we are committed to extending the lifecycle of luxury items and promoting a more sustainable future for fashion.
  • Technology and data are at the core of how we operate, and we are constantly seeking to apply the newest AI technologies to improve our operations, authentication accuracy, and customer experience.
  • The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with 40 million members.
  • With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items.
  • We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists, and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day.
  • As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art, and home—in support of the circular economy.
  • We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off, and direct shipping.
  • We handle all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as shipping and customer service.

Equal Opportunity

  • The RealReal is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or Veteran status.
  • We will consider qualified applicants for a position regardless of arrest or conviction records.
  • At TRR, People Come First. That’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.