CareerPlan

LLM Research Intern (December 2026 to April 2027)

Canada-VancouverInternship2026-10-09 → 2026-11-11
On-siteNo visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Research and engineering role adapting, evaluating, and optimizing open-weight LLMs for specialized enterprise use cases.

Role type

LLM Research Intern

Builds

Production-ready AI solutions and internal platforms for enterprise clients

Domain

Generative AI, Large Language Models, Enterprise AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Transformer architectures, Model fine-tuning (LoRA, QLoRA, PEFT), Distributed training, Model evaluation, Data curation, Inference optimization

Preferred skills

Experimental design, Benchmarking, Technical research translation

Technologies

PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, Multi-GPU environments

Responsibilities

Assess domain-specific datasets and determine adaptation approaches; Curate, clean, and quality-filter datasets; Fine-tune open-weight LLMs; Support training across single and distributed multi-GPU environments; Design rigorous evaluation frameworks; Compare models and adaptation techniques through controlled experiments; Research emerging models and techniques

Seniority

Intern