Research Intern — AI & Visualization (Tableau Research)

Salesforce, Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship programs

Talent development courses

Job shadowing

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Research Intern for Tableau Research for a 12-week internship in Seattle. You will work closely with a mentor, design and prototype research ideas, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, designers, and product partners.

You will scope ambitious questions, run studies, and aim to publish papers; prior internship experience and strong communication are valued. This role offers mentorship and opportunities to influence future Tableau and Salesforce products.

Qualifications

• PhD student in good academic standing with at least two years of research experience and a record of publishing.
• Ability to build functional research prototypes quickly in a language/framework of choice (e.g., JavaScript/React, Python, R, or C++).
• Experience setting up user studies and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Scope a research question with a mentor and develop a prototype within 12 weeks.
• Design and build research prototypes and conduct user studies or evaluations.
• Present progress in team meetings and deliver a final presentation and written summary.

Skills

JavaScript/React

Python

R

C++

Education

PhD student

Tools

JavaScript/React

Python

R

C++

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Research Intern for Tableau Research for a 12-week internship in Seattle. You will work closely with a mentor, design and prototype research ideas, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, designers, and product partners.

You will scope ambitious questions, run studies, and aim to publish papers; prior internship experience and strong communication are valued. This role offers mentorship and opportunities to influence future Tableau and Salesforce products.