Data Scientist, NLP, Summer Intern

Key Skills

AWS, AWS Sagemaker, Deep Learning, Document and Image AI, Image processing, Keras software library, Large data sets, Machine learning techniques, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python Programming, PyTorch, Sass, SQL

Job Description

Ancestry is looking for an exceptional, passionate, and highly motivated Data Scientist, Intern to join our HandWriting Recognition (HWR) team this summer. The HWR team processes billions of images every year and helps Ancestry with extracting family tree data from a variety of image data types. As a data science intern, on the HWR team you will help the team research and build object detection, transcription and NLP models with access to huge data sets. 

• Research new AI/ML techniques
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders 
• Develop and implement deep learning AI models
• Build scalable systems that can process large volumes of data
• Design and develop state of art AI image processing systems

Who you are: 

• Undergrad or grad student with a technical background
• Enjoy working on challenging problems
• Familiar with Python programing language
• 2 years of experience with PyTorch and AI/ML algorithm
• Experience with cutting edge object detection, transcription and NLP deep learning models
• Experience with Sagemaker and other AWS services is a big plus

Internship Program Details:

• Students must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. educational institution with a graduation date after August 2023. 
• Summer 2023 program dates are May 15 – September 8(Please note that we will have three intern onboarding dates to choose from: May 15th, June 5th and June 20th. Students may offboard every Friday, beginning August 11th. All internships must be wrapped up by September 8th.)
• FULLY PAID temporary housing and travel to and from internship
• All summer internships will be in Lehi, Utah. You will work a combined hybrid and office-based schedule that allows you to choose which days you come into the office and which days you work from temporary housing/home (Utah students).
• Interns have the opportunity to network and partner with other interns and industry-leading professionals
• You will participate in engaging events including executive speaker sessions, professional development, and our annual Intern Days to showcase your project and work. 
• Full-time schedule (40 hours/week) required; Monday-Friday
• Company-issued laptop and equipment provided for the duration of the internship program
• Our interns enjoy mentorship and experience challenging work while receiving a great compensation package, temporary housing, and having a fun captivating experience—we have it all.Oh, and did we mention the possibility of full-time employment once you graduate?