Core Information:

• Company: Workwarp
• Location: Remote
• Position: Research Scientist Intern - Generative AI - Summer 2025
• Start Date: Immediate openings available
• Compensation: a competitive salary

  Riot Research Scientists combine their wide technical expertise across data processing, automation, machine learning ("ML"), artificial intelligence ("AI"), and experimental design to inform decisions and develop robust research prototypes and inform data powered products. The Technology Research team performs applied research to accelerate the pace of building amazing player experiences at Riot Games. As a Research Scientist Intern on Tech Research, you'll contribute to a research team whose focus is to leverage generative AI to augment, evolve, and even revolutionize game development pipelines and/or player experiences. To this end, you and your team will track the latest research in relevant areas, work closely with teams to prioritize the most promising research, build prototypes to highlight the value of new capabilities, and in certain cases partner with game teams to create robust and efficient production versions of your prototypes. Responsibilities:  Work closely with game teams and content creators to accelerate the pace that we produce content for our games  Partner with artists, designers, and engineers to prototype new applications of research  Explore the application of large language models and state of the art content generation models to games in development and production Required Qualifications:  Enrolled in an M.S. or Ph.D. program in statistics, engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related quantitative field (math, physics, etc.)  Graduating during the 2026 calendar year  Available to work full-time hours for the 12 week internship duration  Eligible to work in the country that you reside in during this remote program  Experience in deep learning, including frameworks such as Tensorflow or PyTorch  Experience processing data and build machine learning models using Python  Experience in machine learning techniques  Experience in statistical modeling and optimization Desired Qualifications:  Understanding of distributed systems and concurrent programming  Familiarity with cloud computing basics on AWS (EC2, S3)  Experience working with Linux operating systems  Experience in C++ and game development (Unreal, Unity, Godot)  Experience with version control systems. (We use Git)  Experience in large language models, diffusion models, neural radiance fields, or Gaussian splats  Experience in social network analysis, natural language processing, computer vision, or signal processing For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role! Applications close Friday, January 10th, 2025 at 11:59pm PT Our Perks: Riot Internships are paid, and interns can also participate in our 401(k) plan. You can expect in-game perks, and the ability to participate in our Play Fund, so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games. The University Programs team also invites you to intern focused events so you can connect with your fellow interns and Rioters to make the most out of your experience. Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming. It's our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordin