Intern-PhD Research (Applied AI)

Who we are?  
Typeface is on a mission to help everyone express their unique imagination. We believe technology is a creative partner that empowers any company to tell their unique stories faster and easier than ever before. Generative AI platforms represent a major breakthrough to create content at tremendous speed and scale. For enterprises to successfully leverage their potential, they need to include their unique voice and style and ensure responsible AI practices. We unite content velocity with brand personalization and safety, so that every company can achieve its creative potential. We are looking for passionate individuals who want to help build a fast-growing GenAI company from the ground up.  

Why join us? 

• Bleeding edge technology: We explore uncharted territory at the intersection of art and science. We strive to revolutionize content, amplifying human creativity with cutting-edge AI in a safe and responsible way.  
• Best-in-class product: We built the leading enterprise-grade generative AI solution, so any business, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, can 10x personalized content at scale. Typeface combines the best-in-class AI platforms across the board with our own brand-personalized AI model to hyper-personalize content at scale with a responsible AI approach. 
• World-class team: Founded by the former CPO & CTO of Adobe, Abhay Parasnis, and a highly experienced team with a proven track record of building revolutionary, long-lasting AI, SaaS, and media technologists that are completely focused on customer impact.  
• Top-tier Investors: Backed by top-tier venture capital firms: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Madrona, Menlo Ventures, and M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund). Check out our Series B announcement. 
• Rapid customer traction: Overwhelming demand from Fortune 500 companies and popular digital-native brands from every industry. 
• Awards & recognition: Honored to be a winner of 10+ industry awards for our unique approach to enterprise GenAI, including Fast Company’s “Top 5 Next Big Things in Tech” and Adweek’s AI Company of the Year. 
   

The Mission
Are you looking for an internship that offers valuable experience at a leading, cutting-edge company in one of the fastest-growing industries? If you're eager to expand your skills and gain valuable experience with one of the hottest generative AI start-ups, come join us this summer!

We are looking for strong applied AI interns to join our research team. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to explore and develop cutting-edge Generative AI solutions, contributing to the advancement of AI-powered products that impact our customers.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Participate in brainstorming sessions and propose ideas to solve real world problems we are addressing at Typeface.
• Convert the ideas into working prototypes, demonstrating results using either public benchmark datasets or our in-house datasets.
• Investigate, prototype, and implement state-of-the-art AI solutions across the technology stack.
• Produce one or more working component(s) in Typeface product or publish novel findings as a patent or a publication at a top tier venue

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a PhD student working on core ML along with exposure to NLP and/or Computer Vision research
• Strong fundamentals in common machine learning algorithms and Deep Learning systems
• Track record of converting initial research ideas into working prototypes
• Proficiency in Python and Deep Learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior publications and contributions to open-source software
•  Prior participation in challenges and competitions
• Exposure to working on multimodal, e.g. via coursework, previous internships or full-time positions.
• Prior experience with AzureML, GCP Vertex, AWS Sagemaker or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with Generative AI systems and APIs.

Location

This is a hybrid role reporting to our Seattle or Palo Alto office 3 days a week.

Pay range: $40.00-$60.00 hourly

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for all employees
• Competitive salary and equity compensation
• Flexible PTO
• Parental Leave
• Hybrid schedule with company provided lunch when in office
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Work with a fast-growing startup and be a part of an exciting journey

Equality Opportunity Statement

Typeface is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At Typeface, we embrace everyone and believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive for all employees, regardless of their background or identity. We value diversity in all its forms and strive to cultivate a culture where all employees can bring their best selves to work.