About the role#
We offer engineering internships focused on either Product Engineering or AI/ML Engineering. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to design and build features for our global chess platform. You will contribute to architecture, workflow, and design decisions while helping to maintain our team knowledge-base.
What you'll do#
Product Engineering interns focus on scaling our systems and building new features for our website. You will:
- Build features and optimize existing systems.
- Contribute to technical architecture and design decisions.
- Add to our team knowledge-base.
AI/ML Engineering interns focus on data and model development. You will:
- Optimize data preprocessing and feature engineering pipelines.
- Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models.
- Integrate models into our products.
- Build applications powered by LLMs.
What you'll need#
We look for degree-seeking students currently enrolled at a college, university, or equivalent bootcamp. You must be a chess player who communicates well and takes ownership of your work.
For Product Engineering, we look for experience or coursework in:
- Client-side languages like HTML, CSS, Typescript, Swift, or Kotlin.
- Backend languages, specifically Golang, Java, or PHP.
- Web application frameworks.
- Relational databases, preferably MySQL.
For AI/ML Engineering, we look for a strong math foundation and understanding of traditional ML algorithms, plus experience in:
- Python or languages like TypeScript, Go, or Java.
- ML libraries such as scikit-learn or PyTorch.
- LLMs, RAG, context engineering, evals, or agentic patterns.
- SQL including BigQuery, MySQL, or Postgres.
Location & details#
This is a full-time, paid internship. The role is 100% remote and open to applicants who can work in the USA or Canada. The program operates on a rolling basis.
About Chess.com
Chess.com operates a digital platform for chess players. It serves over 235 million members. The company provides tools for playing games, participating in tournaments, and accessing lessons from coaches. It was founded in 2005. The organization maintains a staff of 501 to 1,000 employees.
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