Summer 2026 Intern - Applied Scientist, Optimization

Salesforce

Base: $57 - $68 ph; bonus/equity: not specified; b...
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Mathematical programming
Metaheuristics
Cplex and gurobi solvers
Salesforce is seeking a Summer 2026 Intern for the Applied Scientist position in Optimization, targeting Ph.D. candidates with a strong foundation in operations research and optimization methodologies. The role involves hands-on research to enhance optimization capabilities, contributing to significant operational efficiency improvements

Job Summary

  • Interns and new graduates work on real projects that affect how our business runs, giving them the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of our company.
  • Your primary project will be to support research on applying state-of-the-art optimization methodologies to enhance our optimization service’s scalability, robustness, and dynamic capabilities.
  • The systems you contribute to will help manage millions of service appointments daily across thousands of our most critical global customers, powering a platform with over $1 billion in revenue.

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Salesforce is seeking a Summer 2026 Intern for the Applied Scientist position in Optimization, targeting Ph.D. candidates with a strong foundation in operations research and optimization methodologies. The role involves hands-on research to enhance optimization capabilities, contributing to significant operational efficiency improvements.

Salary

Base: $57 - $68 per hour; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • mathematical programming
  • metaheuristics
  • CPLEX and Gurobi solvers
  • large-scale forecasting
  • data-driven decision making

Nice-to-have

  • online learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • differentiable optimization
  • learning-to-optimize frameworks
  • probabilistic modeling
  • simulation-based testing

Key Requirements

  • Ph.D. program enrollment
  • Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science
  • strong research experience
  • blending mathematical models and machine learning

Work Rights

Not specified

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