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PhD GenAI Research Scientist Intern

Databricks

Location

San Francisco, CA, Mountain View, CA

Type

Internship

Posted

8/24/2026

Compensation

Not listed

PhD Internship
H-1B FY202699.7% approval+19% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The role focuses on adapting large language models (LLMs) and AI systems for enterprise domains within the Mosaic AI organization at Databricks. The research team aims to tackle open research problems related to domain adaptation, including evaluation, fine-tuning with synthetic data, and efficient inference. Candidates will work on projects that involve both improving existing methods and designing new approaches. This position is ideal for those pursuing a PhD and looking to contribute to cutting-edge AI research.

Requirements

  • Research experience in and proficiency with the fundamentals of deep learning.
  • Pursuing a PhD in computer science or related fields such as electrical engineering, neuroscience, physics, or math.
  • Proficient software engineering skills, including experience with PyTorch.

Responsibilities

  • Adapt, improve, and evaluate methods from existing literature.
  • Design entirely new methods for domain adaptation.
  • Compose multiple methods to create new recipes for efficient post-training.
  • Evaluate large language models and AI systems.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Databricks Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

83

FY2026

Approval rate

99.7%

FY2026

LCA certified

174

FY2026

Entry-level share

4.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+19%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-54%

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Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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