Machine Learning Intern

About Torchforge

Torchforge is a 2-person software shop in Arlington. The founders still answer support tickets. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku.

About the role

Torchforge is looking for a data science intern to help build and test prediction models for our Risk Modelling team. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Day to day

• Run exploratory analysis and write up what you find in a Jupyter notebook.
• Label and review samples of training data to check quality.
• Document assumptions, data sources and results in Confluence or Notion.
• Write prompts and evaluation sets for LLM features, and score the outputs.
• Fine-tune small transformer models with Hugging Face for classification tasks.
• Clean and prepare datasets in Python using pandas and NumPy.

Requirements

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Clear written English, since most discussions happen in docs and Slack threads.
• Coursework or projects in machine learning, such as regression, classification and clustering.
• Working knowledge of SQL.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science or a related field, graduating in 2027 or 2028.
• Available at least 30 hours a week, with some flexibility during exam weeks.
• Laptop with 8 GB RAM or more and a stable internet connection (no GPU needed, we provide cloud compute)

What you'll learn

• Experiment tracking and reproducible notebooks, the way the team actually does it.
• You will take one model from raw data to an evaluated prototype.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $43.50 - $44.00 an hour

What we offer

• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid sick time.
• Flexible hours.
• Company laptop.

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Torchforge LLC.