# Machine Learning Engineering Intern (Masters/PhD) - Summer 2027

Machine Learning Engineers at Riot combine expertise in data processing, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and experimentation to develop data-powered products that improve the player experience, protect competitive integrity, and ensure fair play. As a Machine Learning Engineering Intern, you’ll work with experienced engineers, data scientists, and game or product partners to explore how data and machine learning can support Riot’s games, from shaping engaging player experiences to safeguarding fair and competitive play. You’ll gain exposure to the full ML development cycle, including preparing datasets, engineering features, prototyping models, evaluating results, and communicating findings. You’ll be supported by your team as you learn to build reliable, well-documented solutions. Potential Responsibilities: Collaborate with machine learning engineers, data scientists, software engineers, and product partners on player- or developer-focused projects. Prepare, clean, and explore datasets for machine learning and data-powered applications. Implement feature engineering, modeling, and evaluation approaches under the guidance of experienced team members. Build p

- **Id**: 4095909
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/riot-games-machine-learning-engineering-intern-mastersphd-summer-2027>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Los Angeles, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T18:16:21Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T20:46:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6316
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: PC Games, Esports

## Company

- **Id**: 34904
- **Name**: Riot Games
- **Domain**: riotgames.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/riot-games>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 48
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.542
- **Repost share**: 0.021
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 56
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitHub** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **MLlib** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **PyTorch** — Optional: no
- **Scikit-learn** — Optional: no
- **Spark** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **TensorFlow** — Optional: no
- **Unity** — Optional: no
- **Unreal Engine** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T21:05:30Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 81 · green card filings: 38; Filings 12m: 81

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 56
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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