Patreon · 14 hours ago
Machine Learning Intern (PhD) - Summer 2026
San Francisco, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerPatreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. They are seeking a Machine Learning Intern to support their mission by working closely with experienced machine learning engineers and contributing to a well-defined ML project expected to ship to production by the end of the internship.
Content CreatorsMusicPodcastVideo
Responsibilities
Ship a real-world ML feature that directly impacts the creator economy! You’ll work on a well-defined machine learning project in close partnership with a dedicated mentor, with the goal of shipping a complete, production-ready solution by the end of the internship. This includes training and iterating on ML models, writing high-quality, production-level code, and building backend components to integrate your model into Patreon's existing systems
Be part of a great team. You’ll be embedded into a world-class engineering team, working alongside fellow engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to make your feature a success
Learn a lot. In the spirit of Win Together, we’ll pair you with one of our experienced engineers to mentor and guide you as you ramp up and work through all the technical challenges of your internship project
You’ll have fun. Besides shipping a great product and partaking in Patreon's Intern Summit, you’ll experience San Francisco or New York City during your summer internship alongside your intern cohort!
Qualification
Required
You are currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical degree (e.g. Math, Physics, Bioinformatics)
You possess solid technical knowledge of CS fundamentals, data structures and machine learning
You have experience using Python for large scale data processing
You demonstrate a willingness to learn and incorporate feedback
You are passionate about consumer products and the creator economy
Company
Patreon
Patreon is an online platform connecting musicians and other artists with their fan base.
Founded in 2013
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$413.3MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementGlade Brook Capital PartnersThrive Capital
2021-11-10Secondary Market
2021-09-15Series Unknown
2021-04-06Series F· $155M
Leadership Team
Jack Conte
CEO & Co-Founder
Sam Yam
Co-founder, President & CTO
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