Machine Learning - Intern

About the Role
The Arab World's only homegrown unicorn business is inviting applications for internships in our Business Intelligence department. Our internship program is highly sought after due to world-class mentors, a fast-paced and high-performing work environment, an open culture, and the opportunity to make a significant impact. As a Machine Learning Intern, you will engage in exciting projects covering the end-to-end Data Science lifecycle—ranging from raw data cleaning and exploration with primary and third-party systems to advanced data visualization and machine learning development. You will work within a modern cloud-based data warehousing environment that hosts machine learning models, alongside a diverse and interesting team. Collaboration with various departments, including product & tech, core business verticals, trust & safety, and finance, will be essential to enable their success.

Responsibilities
In this role, you will:

• Query large datasets with SQL to feed ML models.
• Perform data exploration to identify patterns and assess the state and quality of available data.
• Utilize Python for data analysis and building statistical models to address specific business challenges.
• Evaluate machine learning models and optimize model parameters based on the underlying business problems.
• Collaborate with senior peers to deploy machine learning models in production.
• Build customer-facing reporting tools that provide insights and metrics tracking system performance.
• Contribute to a team culture focused on being at the forefront of big data.
• Participate in off-hours on-call stability rotation to support live ML models.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in AI, Statistics, Math, Operations Research, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Good understanding of statistical modeling and mathematics.
• Basic knowledge of machine learning algorithms.
• Basic knowledge of SQL.
• Basic knowledge of visualization tools such as Periscope.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Contribute to a platform used by more than 5 million users in the UAE and across other regional platforms.
• Strengthen your resume and build your professional network.
• Opportunity to secure a full-time position with the region's leading organization.
• Work in a multicultural environment with over 60 different nationalities.
• Access to company-provided learning and development tools and courses.

This organization is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.