Research Scientist Intern – PhD (AI Agentic Systems)
Hybrid (London, United Kingdom)$6.5k/mo - $10k/moInternPosted 11mo ago
About the role
Research Scientist Intern role at Leeroo, a YC-backed company focused on continuous-learning agents and the Learning Engine. You will design, implement, and evaluate new algorithms for agentic systems, publish results, and translate research into production with direct collaboration with the founders.
Responsibilities
- Design and run state‑of‑the‑art machine‑learning experiments to extend our agentic Learning Engine.
- Publish results through papers, datasets, and open‑source code.
- Collaborate with product and engineering to translate your research findings into the Learning Engine, delivering value to customers across diverse domains.
Qualifications
- PhD in AI, Computer Science, or a related field — or an equivalent record of research excellence
- Publications at top AI conferences (Neurips, ICML, ACL, …) or an open‑source project with significant traction
- Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch
- Exceptional problem‑solving ability; comfortable working independently and in teams
- Familiarity with graph databases, vector stores, or Elasticsearch for structured‑data retrieval
- Knowledge of advanced training algorithms (e.g., DPO, RLHF, GRPO)
- Clear written and verbal communication
Skills
Required:PythonPyTorchGraph databases / vector stores / ElasticsearchCommunication
Nice to have:Training algorithms (DPO, RLHF, GRPO)
Benefits
- Remote‑friendly setup — work from anywhere in compatible time zones, with our office based in London for in‑person collaboration
- Competitive, top‑of‑market compensation package
- Freedom to pursue ambitious research aligned with our mission
- Close collaboration with the founders and senior researchers
- Limitless cloud compute — GPU clusters and a war chest of cloud credits ready for your experiments
- Conference travel, publication, and open‑source support
- Option to extend to 6 months or transition to a full‑time role
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Leeroo
Continuously Learning AI Agents
Leeroo delivers continuously learning AI agents that learn much like human colleagues, from knowledge bases, human feedback, and even their own past experiences. That continuous learning bridges the gap between generic AI and the expert performance companies need. We’re starting with agents for data and AI eteams.
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