Machine Learning Engineer: Intern Opportunities for University Students, Redmond

Microsoft is seeking Machine Learning Engineer Interns to contribute to the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered systems. Interns will implement well-scoped tasks under the guidance of experienced mentors, bridging the gap between experimental models and scalable production systems. Responsibilities Implements, tests, and debugs ML pipelines, models, or components as scoped by mentors Applies software engineering practices (version control, testing, CI/CD) to ML code and data workflows Collaborates with machine learning engineers, applied scientists, and software engineers to integrate ML models into products or services Explores tools and frameworks commonly used in ML engineering (e.g., PyTorch, scikit-learn, data processing frameworks) Communicates progress, blockers, and learnings effectively with mentors and teammates Skills Enrolled in a full time bachelor's or master's program in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field during the academic term immediately before the internship Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship One year of programming experience in an object-oriented language Ability to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms Foundational knowledge of ML and GenAI concepts (transformer models, supervised learning, evaluation metrics, overfitting/underfitting, regularization, embeddings, tokenizers, etc.) Exposure to data handling (SQL, pandas, data cleaning) Familiarity with agentic frameworks like Semantic Kernel or LangChain and LLM/SLM tools like Ollama Familiarity with basic software engineering workflows (Git, code reviews, testing) Benefits Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Company Overview Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9192 in 2025, 9343 in 2024, 7677 in 2023, 11403 in 2022, 7210 in 2021, 7852 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.