At MyFitnessPal, our vision is to be the global catalyst for every “body” to achieve their healthy. We believe fitness starts with what you eat. We provide the tools and resources to reach your fitness goals. We are looking for a Machine Learning Intern who will have the opportunity to spend 10 weeks with our Machine Learning team this Summer 2025 and work on projects that directly impact our product and users.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Implementing Recent Advances in Deep Learning and Image Recognition, including new optimizers, architectures and training objectives
• Training Image Recognition and Vision-Language Models
• Evaluating Models and Curating Datasets to identify and mitigate issues in current models
• Live our core values in all you do:
  • Be Kind and Care
  • Live Good Health
  • Be Data-Inspired
  • Champion Change
  • Leave it Better than You Found It
  • Make It Happen

Qualifications to be successful in this role: 

• Be a current, full-time college student with at least one academic term remaining following an internship at MyFitnessPal. The following students are generally eligible:
  • Undergraduate students graduating between December 2025 and June 2026 (rising Juniors or Seniors)
  • Students completing their master’s degree between December 2025 and June 2026
  • Current PhD Students
• Familiarity with common recommendation systems and Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Experience with large scale multimodal models (ex: Vision-Language Models)
• Proficiency in Python
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch
• Nice to Have:
  • Knowledge of distributed training frameworks (ex: PyTorch Distributed, DeepSpeed, Ray Train)
  • Familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes
  • Previous research experience
  • On Device inference (ex: CoreML)

Perks & Benefits

• Paid internship with potential conversion to full time upon graduation (Pay rate of $25.00 per hour)
• Remote equal philosophy enabling you to work from any state in which we have operations in the continental U.S. (currently, not including AK)
• A dynamic, motivating and fun work environment
• Mentorship and guidance from senior staff and leadership
• Opportunity to work on a product with a positive impact on people’s lives

At MyFitnessPal, our mission is to ignite nutrition and wellness change in members by empowering them to succeed on their own terms through personalized data-led insights, guidance, and unwavering support. And it wouldn’t be possible without our team.

This position pays $25.00 per hour. In addition, if there is an opportunity for high-performing interns to convert full time upon graduation, upon doing so, you would be eligible for the following benefits listed below:

Full Time Employee Perks, Benefits, and Culture:

• Remote equal philosophy enabling you to work from any state in which we have operations in the continental U.S. 
• Want to work in an office? We also have a physical office in Austin, TX
• Bi-annual, in-person company retreats to work, bond, and enjoy team-building activities
• Opportunities for team members to meet and connect in person for company paid lunches or working sessions
• Flexible time-off policy + flexible working hours (Unlimited PTO Plan)
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Safe Harbor 401K program 
• Supported path in parenthood with fertility benefits and paid maternity and parental leave
• Monthly Wellness Allowance to assist team members to focus on their own physical and mental wellbeing and select wellness initiatives of their own choice
• Reward & recognition platform enabling peers to recognize and reward their peers for all the great work they do
• MyFitnessPal Premium 
• Modern Virtual Learning and Development Library
• DEI Committee dedicated to ongoing efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress
• Diversity training for employees
• A dynamic, motivating, and fun work environment 

Please consider applying even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications. Research shows you can still be considered for a position if you meet some of the requirements. We celebrate the unique POV that each person brings to the table and believe in a collaborative and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, military or veteran status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. These are our guiding ideologies and apply across all aspects of employment.