Machine Learning Engineer Intern - Summer 2026

About the role

The AI data analyst for biology labs is a Machine Learning Engineer Intern position at Novaflow. This role is remote or in-person at our San Francisco office, with potential to convert to a full-time position based on performance.

Responsibilities

• Help build and improve LLM-powered pipelines that turn natural language into bioinformatics workflows
• Assist with evaluation pipelines and benchmarks to measure model quality
• Experiment with fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering, and different model architectures
• Help deploy and scale models in production on AWS or GCP
• Contribute to AI tooling and infrastructure decisions
• Work across the team to integrate ML capabilities into the product

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field
• Strong Python skills
• Familiarity with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
• Basic understanding of LLMs and modern AI techniques (fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering)
• Some experience working with datasets and building data pipelines
• Can think critically about when an LLM output is actually correct
• Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications
• Familiarity with Anthropic, OpenAI, or other LLM APIs
• Experience with Docker and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
• Exposure to scientific or biological data
• Previous startup experience (prior experience either working for or founding a startup)

Qualifications

• Competitive intern compensation
• Meals covered when you're in the office (lunch daily, dinner when you're working late)
• Opportunity to convert to a full-time founding team role
• Work directly with the founders with full visibility into product strategy, customer conversations, and fundraising
• Real responsibility from day one at a fast-growing YC company

Skills

• Python
• ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
• LLMs and modern AI techniques (fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering)
• Data pipelines
• LLM-powered applications
• Docker
• Cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)

Benefits

• Meals covered when you're in the office (lunch daily, dinner when you're working late)
• Opportunity to convert to a full-time founding team role
• Work directly with the founders with full visibility into product strategy, customer conversations, and fundraising
• Real responsibility from day one at a fast-growing YC company

Pay

$6K - $10K / monthly

Schedule

Remote or in-person at our San Francisco office, with potential to convert to a full-time position based on performance.