Machine Learning Intern at Branch International

We are expanding our product portfolio and user base in all our markets including Nigeria, and are more than ever dependent on reliable products and services to achieve our goals. We are looking for talented interns to join us and be part of this journey.

As an ML engineering intern, you will work closely with experienced engineers at Branch and significantly contribute to our products and code base for 4-6 months. You will brainstorm, design, code, debug, and ship features serving our millions of customers while picking up skills necessary for your career.

Responsibilities

• Build out functionality for existing and new product lines and platforms such as credit, customer success, fraud, etc.
• Integrate and work with various third-party systems, including Taktile, credit bureaus, and AWS.

Qualifications

• Experience building ML applications that are more than just toy projects. Applications that have real users or an open-source project would be a great plus.
• You have a solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, ML systems, and data storage.
• Know your way through various flavours of Unix and commonly used command line utilities.
• Proficiency with at least one mainstream language like Python, Ruby, Java, etc.
• You are highly entrepreneurial. You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise. You’ve started and/or contributed to projects you’re passionate about.
• You are a great collaborator and communicator. You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions.
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company, working with teammates from all over the world, and learning.