✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Machine Learning Engineering Intern (PhD)

at Airbnb

📍 United States Remote Posted March 03, 2026
Type Internship
Experience intern
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category AI & Machine Learning

Airbnb seeks a Machine Learning Engineer Intern to work on search relevance and personalization, applying AI to enhance user experience and publish scientific work.

  • Drive ML projects end-to-end
  • Collaborate on search and discovery systems
  • Publish research at conferences
  • Conduct experiments and A/B tests
  • Contribute to scientific publications

The role involves research, development, and experimentation in ML/AI, with tools like A/B testing platforms, and a focus on search and personalization algorithms.

The ideal candidate is a PhD student or recent graduate with strong research experience in Machine Learning and AI, interested in applying new advancements to search and discovery systems. They should be capable of managing projects from start to finish and collaborating across teams.

Machine LearningResearch experienceEnd-to-end project ownershipCollaboration skills
AI agentsSearch and discovery experienceExperience with scientific publicationsA/B testing
MediumML ConferencesA/B testing platforms
Machine LearningMLArtificial IntelligenceAISearch ranking algorithmsPersonalization platformA/B testingScientific papersEnd-to-end project managementResearch
Machine LearningMLArtificial IntelligenceAIEnd-to-end project managementResearchSearch ranking algorithmsPersonalization platformA/B testingScientific publishing
CommunicationCollaborationMentorshipProblem-solvingAdaptability
Industry Technology / SaaS / Internet
Job Function Research and develop machine learning models for search and personalization
Machine LearningMLArtificial IntelligenceAISearch ranking algorithmsPersonalization platformA/B testingScientific papersEnd-to-end project managementResearchInternshipSummer Intern ProgramKDDCIKMWSDMML ConferencesEnd-to-end project

Lack of research experience in ML/AI, No internship or project ownership experience, Unwillingness to work remotely

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