Research Intern (BS/MS/PhD)

Pika
Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Team collaboration","Fast learning"]

Contribute to mid-training and post-training work for Videogen models, helping optimize large-scale video and multimedia generation systems. You’ll design and refine algorithms and high-throughput data pipeline prototypes, collaborate with experienced researchers and engineers, and apply new research techniques to production-scale workflows. The role values hands-on Videogen experience and multimodal LLM familiarity, with flexible part-time or full-time internship terms at Pika’s Palo Alto HQ.

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Pika
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2 months ago

Research Intern (BS/MS/PhD)

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Job Summary

Contribute to mid-training and post-training work for Videogen models, helping optimize large-scale video and multimedia generation systems. You’ll design and refine algorithms and high-throughput data pipeline prototypes, collaborate with experienced researchers and engineers, and apply new research techniques to production-scale workflows. The role values hands-on Videogen experience and multimodal LLM familiarity, with flexible part-time or full-time internship terms at Pika’s Palo Alto HQ.
Location: Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work on large-scale mid-training, post-training, and optimization efforts for Videogen models.
  • •Design, prototype, and refine algorithms for high-throughput video and multimedia data pipelines.
  • •Collaborate with experienced researchers and engineers on advanced AI and video generation technology.
  • •Apply new research techniques and production-scale workflows to deploy Videogen advancements into real-world applications.

Key Requirements

  • •BS, MS, or PhD-level background with demonstrated Videogen experience strongly preferred.
  • •Expertise in video generation models or frameworks.
  • •Proficiency in Python and ML toolkits such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
  • •Prior exposure to multimodal LLM inference or generative models is a plus.
  • •Fast learning mindset with strong communication and collaboration skills.
Experience:Generative AIVideo generationMultimodal MLMultimodal LLM
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationTeam collaborationFast learning
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchTensorFlow

Company Brief

Pika
Pika (Pika Labs) builds AI-driven tools to generate and edit videos from text prompts and images, enabling creators to produce cinematic, 3D, anime and stylized videos with a web-based platform and APIs.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Founded: 2023
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