ML Engineer Co-op - AI & LLMs, MLOps, Remote/Hybrid

10 Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ancestry is seeking a highly motivated Machine Learning Engineer Co-Op to join our MLE team this summer. The team develops, deploys, fine-tunes and optimizes ML models and LLMs to enhance customer experiences and drive business impact.

You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to build scalable ML solutions while leveraging Python, ML libraries, GenAI, and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate is pursuing an advanced degree and demonstrates strong problem-solving and

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an advanced degree (Master's or PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Linguistics, Engineering or related quantitative field with a strong data focus.
• Proficient in Python and familiar with ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or Scikit-learn.
• Experience with GenAI, LLMs, and agentic frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen).
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and scalable code.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity and go-getter attitude.
• Experience with cloud platforms, ML development tools, and ML deployment tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy machine learning and large language models.
• Build and optimize AI agents to enhance automation and decision-making.
• Optimize model inference speed, storage efficiency, and scalability for real-world applications.
• Develop pipelines and MLOps workflows to streamline model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Contribute to ML, LLMs, agent evaluation and monitoring platform.
• Experiment with new ML, LLM, and Agent technologies.

Skills

Python

ML libraries

GenAI/LLMs

Problem solving

Communication

Curiosity & drive

Cloud & ML tools

NodeJS/Java (nice to have)

Education

Advanced degree in CS/data science/related field

Tools

LangChain

AutoGen

Job description

Ancestry is seeking a highly motivated Machine Learning Engineer Co-Op to join our MLE team this summer. The team develops, deploys, fine-tunes and optimizes ML models and LLMs to enhance customer experiences and drive business impact.

You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to build scalable ML solutions while leveraging Python, ML libraries, GenAI, and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate is pursuing an advanced degree and demonstrates strong problem-solving and