Machine Learning Intern, 2026 Summer U.S.
Content + Source + Freshness • 18 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value due to excellent mentorship opportunities, competitive compensation, and hands-on experience in machine learning.
- Strong mentorship opportunities
- Competitive pay: $45–$61/hour based on location
- Engage in real-world machine learning projects
Pros
- High-quality mentorship from experienced ML professionals
- Engagement in impactful projects in Generative AI
- Competitive hourly compensation ranging from $45 to $61 based on location
Cons
- Limited to candidates able to work in workforce locations (San Francisco focus)
- Ineligible for international students needing work sponsorship
- Desirable academic prerequisites may limit applicant pool
Who it's for
Intern • Hybrid / office preferred
Good fit
- Graduate students in STEM fields
- Candidates interested in machine learning applications
- Individuals seeking impactful summer internships
Not recommended for
- Undergraduate students or non-technical majors
- Applicants needing work sponsorship
- Individuals looking for non-technical roles
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Working at Atlassian
Atlassians have the flexibility to work where they can collaborate most effectively with their team, whether at home, one of our global offices, or both.
As a distributed-first company, all interviews are conducted virtually. We hire in any country where we have a legal entity. Learn how we work at go.atlassian.com/distributed.
Your Future Org
Atlassian’s Intern program combines hands-on technical training, professional growth opportunities, dedicated mentorship, and strong social connections. This holistic approach empowers students to hit the ground running and sets them up for a successful and impactful career at Atlassian!
This role is located in San Francisco. You must be willing and able to work within 50 miles of our San Francisco office to qualify. Housing support will be provided.
This position is not eligible for F1 and J1 students. It is not available for any work sponsorship.
Your future team
At Atlassian, our machine learning teams tackle business and product challenges across the company. Collaborating with stakeholders in Growth, GTM, Product, Finance, Design and Sales, we deliver machine learning infrastructure and model applications. Our teams, comprised of ML engineers and system engineers, foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and individual growth. They operate nimbly, emphasizing speed from conceptualization to initial output while maintaining a strong focus on business impact. This role offers a unique chance to work in a collaborative environment and implement cutting-edge machine learning techniques, including search/recommendation engines, GenAI applications, LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG optimizations, and more.
Responsibilities
Focus on Machine Learning applications and ideas for recommendation and personalization
Build machine learning models and work on Generative AI projects
Translate business problems into technical solutions
Qualifications
Pursuing a masters or bachelors degree in a quantitative subject (Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or relevant work experience)
Experience writing software with minimal bugs in Python, Scala, Kotlin or Spark; SQL experience a bonus
Experience building machine learning models in academic coursework or related industry intern experience
Able to commit to a 12 week full-time (40hrs/week) program during Summer 2026
Currently enrolled in a full-time masters degree program and returning to the program after the completion of the internship, graduating by June 2027
Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $54/hr - $61/hr
Zone B: $49/hr - $55/hr
Zone C: $45/hr - $51/hr
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
Benefits and Perks
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit Atlassian Internships: Students and New Grads | Atlassian.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.
