Machine Learning Placement

Content moderation runs around the clock, with reviewers in multiple time zones and languages. We're looking for a Machine Learning Placement. Millpond HQ is looking for a data science intern to help build and test prediction models for our Machine Learning team. This role is fully remote within Kenya. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

The work

• Write prompts and evaluation sets for LLM features, and score the outputs
• Evaluate models using precision, recall, AUC and other metrics that fit the problem
• Clean and prepare datasets in Python using pandas and NumPy
• Track experiments in MLflow or Weights & Biases so results can be reproduced
• Train baseline models with scikit-learn and compare them against simple rules

Requirements

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in Kenya for the duration of the internship
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science or a related field, graduating in 2027 or 2028
• Basic statistics: distributions, hypothesis testing, sampling
• Familiar with Jupyter or Google Colab

5 months, starting Mar 2027. Stipend: KES 43,000 - KES 52,000 per month.

Perks: Flexible hours, Certificate of completion, Possibility of a full-time offer, Internet allowance.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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