Machine Learning Engineer / Researcher Intern (Recommendation System & Search)

NetVirta is a fast growing, venture-backed startup in the fashion fit technology space. If you’ve had difficulty shopping online because you couldn’t find clothing or footwear that fit, you’ve experienced the problem we address. It’s an issue that troubles shoppers around the world and NetVirta is uniquely positioned to solve it.

Founded by two MIT graduates and located in Boston and Singapore, NetVirta is the world’s leading fit technology provider for medical, retail and sports equipment brands, helping customers order the right size with precision 3D body scanning. We began serving the medical industry in 2013, helping doctors scan medical patients to create custom-fit orthotics and prosthetics. In 2017, we expanded to enable NFL and NCAA football players to obtain custom-fit helmets. Fast forward to 2022, NetVirta’s closed deals with multiple clothing and footwear brands in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are proud to be certified as Great Place to Work® in Singapore.

What can you expect?

We are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer / Researcher Intern who will be a part of the development and deployment of advanced machine learning models to power our recommendation system and search engine. In this role, you will get your hands dirty to build the next large-scale recommendation and search systems for the fashion industry.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of scalable recommendation and search engines for fashion content.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to design, implement, and optimize machine learning models, focusing on recommendation systems and search engine algorithms.
• Participate in the evaluation and testing of recommendation models to improve their performance.
• Contribute to data collection, preprocessing, and analysis to inform model development and iteration.
• Work closely with the team to build quick prototypes that test new ideas, features, or algorithms for recommendation and search. This includes rapidly iterating on these prototypes to explore feasibility and identify promising solutions before scaling them to production-level systems.
• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, gaining exposure to real-world challenges in building large-scale AI systems.

Required Skills & Experience

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with Python and machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Able to commit to at least 12 weeks of internship.

What else is awaiting you?

• Career development opportunities, like mentoring, career exploration through a Japanese concept called Ikigai.
• Learning is fundamental to our culture, your growth together with Netvirta's are paramount to how we can transform the industry.
• Besides hard work, we value your well-being and want you to have fun too! Attractive compensation and benefits as well as engagement and welfare activities awaits you.
• Work alongside with friendly colleagues in a positive environment.