AllTrails Looking for Software Engineering Intern, LLM (Remote) at San Francisco, CA Full Time

Software Engineering Intern, LLM

About AllTrails

AllTrails is the most trusted and used outdoors platform in the world. We help people explore the outdoors with hand-curated trail maps along with photos, reviews, and user recordings crowdsourced from our community of millions of registered hikers, mountain bikers and trail runners in 150 countries. AllTrails is frequently ranked as a top-5 Health and Fitness app and has been downloaded by over 50 million people worldwide.

Every day, we solve incredibly hard problems so that we can get more people outside having healthy, authentic experiences and a deeper appreciation of the outdoors. Join us!

We are looking for an Intern to join for 3-4 months!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Building prototypes to test and iterate on new feature development
• Working with state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Writing clean and performant code as well as detailed and effective English prompts
• Partnering with teammates on the data science and engineering team to develop robust solutions to specific technical challenges
• Presenting your work to various stakeholders

Requirements:

• Actively working on B.S. or M.S. degree in software engineering, computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or similar degree with at least 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with Ruby-on-Rails preferred, though similar full-stack experience in Flask, Django, or Node.js will be considered
• Familiarity and comfort with moving between multiple languages and technology stacks
• A curious mindset and a deep desire to work with Generative AI systems. You are someone who regularly improves your prompting skills, stays up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs with Large Language Models, has a basic understanding of how they work, and explores related tools and frameworks
• You deeply value data security, privacy, and are cautious about the limitations of LLMs and other Generative AI systems.
• Expert communication skills, including the ability to persuade and inspire, a knack for breaking down complex concepts, and a proactive attitude towards knowledge sharing and documentation
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, and a problem solver with a keen insight for asking the right questions and building solutions to drive direct business value
• Working knowledge of Git/Github

Bonus Points:

• Related classwork in natural language processing or artificial intelligence
• Experience working with LangChain or the OpenAI API
• Experience working on systems with production-level request volumes
• Experience working in search relevancy

Nature celebrates you just the way you are and so do we! At AllTrails we’re passionate about nurturing an inclusive workplace that values diversity. It’s no secret that companies that are diverse in background, age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective are proven to be more successful. We’re focused on creating an environment where everyone can do their best work and thrive.