Applied Scientist Intern
Core
Intern specializing in Upstart's AI lending models to improve predictive performance and business value for credit decisions.
Role type
Applied Scientist Intern
Builds
AI lending platform predictions for banks and credit unions
Domain
Fintech / AI Lending
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
statistical theory, probability theory, machine learning theory, Python, SQL, agentic tooling
Preferred skills
supervised learning, model evaluation, feature engineering, advanced statistical theory (frequentist, bayesian, causal), econometrics
Technologies
Python, SQL, Claude Code, Codex
Responsibilities
Research ML/statistical approaches for model improvements, design and evaluate technical enhancements, translate research into production-ready solutions, align stakeholders with mentor
Seniority
Intern
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