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Applied Scientist Intern, PhD (Summer 2027)

Lyft · San Francisco · Office location (mode not stated)

USD 64–68 / hour

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Company
Lyft
Location
San Francisco, CA
Work mode
Office location (mode not stated)
Open to applicants from
On-site/hybrid: local candidates
Level
Fresher / entry
Employment
Internship
Field
Data & AI / Machine learning & AI
Stated pay
USD 64–68 / hour
Posted
2026-09-28 (48 days ago)
Visa sponsorship mentioned
Not mentioned
Listing source
Greenhouse

LLMMachine learningPython AI / ML engineering & research

About the role

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. The Lyft Rider Science team is seeking an Applied Scientist intern to develop next-generation user simulation methods using state of the art AI methods. The goal of this project is to develop and validate LLM-based Rider Agents that can serve as behavioral proxies for real riders, and study when agent simulations can provide reliable signal about rider responses to product interventions before online experimentation. You will build agent-based simulation systems grounded in real rider context and behavioral data, evaluate…

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