[2026] AI/ML Engineer Intern

Second Dinner • Irvine, CA

65d • $50 - $55

About The Position

Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world. Not super fun games. Not SUPER DUPER fun games. We mean the MOST fun games. In fact, our game MARVEL SNAP has earned multiple Mobile Game of the Year Awards (Game Awards, DICE), Best Strategy Game (IGN), and the Apple Design Award for Innovation! Second Dinner is a remote-first studio, so while we are headquartered in Irvine, California, most of our team is fully remote across the United States. We want the most talented teammates wherever they call home. A diverse team with varied perspectives makes us a better company and will help us make better games. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that's a huge upside.

Requirements

• Experience programming
• Strong understanding of AI models such as Large Language Models, Diffusion Networks, or Deep Reinforcement Learning methods
• Growth mindset, passion for learning new technologies and skills
• Awesome technical and personal communication skills
• Excitement to build out new applications for emerging technology to create the best games
• Currently enrolled at a university or college in a Master's or PhD program
• Eligible to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Strong experience in Python
• Research experience in AI
• Experience modifying, fine tuning, and adapting deep learning models
• Currently pursuing an advanced degree in a related field (machine learning, computer science, data science, etc.)
• Experience in game development
• Experience with Git or other version control systems

Responsibilities

• Ideate on novel applications of AI research to the game development space
• Conduct research on relevant techniques and technologies
• Work with the AI team to build and iterate on prototypes of your project
• Present and share your work both to the AI team and other members of the company
• Collaborate with various teams across Second Dinner

Benefits

• $50/HR - $55/HR

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees