Ai Applied Scientist - Phd Intern, Foundational Iq

Zillow Group

Remote, United States
Base: $104,000.00 - $166,000.00 annually (specific...
Fully remote
Phd enrollment in cs or ml field
Proficiency in python and pytorch
Experience with llm instruction tuning
The team builds core intelligence for Zillow's search, discovery, and conversational experiences like Zillow Copilot by combining text, imagery, geospatial, and time-series signals

Job Summary

  • The team builds core intelligence for Zillow's search, discovery, and conversational experiences like Zillow Copilot by combining text, imagery, geospatial, and time-series signals.
  • You will tailor and evaluate LLMs and multimodal foundation models to the domain while building agentic workflows that plan and act across multi-step tasks.
  • This role offers opportunities to publish and present work at top venues while partnering closely with product and engineering to ship models to production.

Matching Summary

The team builds core intelligence for Zillow's search, discovery, and conversational experiences like Zillow Copilot by combining text, imagery, geospatial, and time-series signals.

Salary

Base: $104,000.00 - $166,000.00 annually (specific states); Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • PhD enrollment in CS or ML field
  • Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
  • Experience with LLM instruction tuning
  • Multimodal learning capabilities
  • Reinforcement learning experience

Nice-to-have

  • Fair-housing aware evaluation practices
  • Geospatial data familiarity
  • Track record of top venue publications
  • Agentic workflow prototyping skills
  • Collaborative mindset across teams

Key Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in PhD program
  • Strong research track record required
  • US residency for remote eligibility

Work Rights

Must be located in US (50 states with limited exceptions)

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