betterhelpcom

AI Extern

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At a Glance

Location
San Jose, California, United States
Compensation
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Posted
2026-03-02T15:28:00-05:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Deep LearningNLPPyTorchTableauTensorFlow

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering
  • Marketing

Requirements

BetterHelp is looking for an AI Extern to help us scale and increase our impact. You will use data to drive insight into the product and business. The ideal candidate would have experience/exposure to analyzing large and complex data sets related to web products. You'll be doing plenty of data wrangling and post-hoc analysis, both to support product improvements, marketing efficiency, and business decisions.

Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Master’s or PhD program in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science/Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics,Operations Research, or Engineering

Completed coursework in NLP and LLM

Deep understanding of neural networks and deep learning and generative AI

Familiarity with reinforcement learning

Compensation & Benefits

The chance to build something that changes lives – and that

people love

An awesome community of co-workers

Meaningful projects: Apply your education to real-world challenges through hands-on, impactful work that is both rigorous and rewarding.

Growth & development: Expand your skills through mentoring, job shadowing, lunch & learns, and hands-on project work that supports your personal and professional growth.

Dedicated support: Benefit from a manager and mentor who will provide ongoing guidance and support throughout your internship.

Responsibilities

Language Model Optimization: Engage in the refinement and enhancement of language models, including fine-tuning and retraining to meet specific requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Actively collaborate with the product and development teams to conceptualize and design effective machine learning models and algorithms tailored to our products' needs.

Product Enhancement Partnership: Work closely with product managers, initiating and implementing proactive strategies to elevate the functionality and user experience of our products.

Data Handling Expertise: Handle extensive text data, demonstrating proficiency in managing, analyzing, and deriving insights from large datasets.

Coding for Production: Develop and maintain production-ready code, ensuring robustness and efficiency. Collaborate with the DevOps and ML-Ops teams to integrate machine learning models seamlessly into production environments.

Database Proficiency: Write and optimize SQL queries, showcasing your ability to interact with and manipulate databases effectively.

About the Company

BetterHelp is on a mission to remove the traditional barriers to therapy and make mental health care more accessible to everyone. Founded in 2013, we are now the world’s largest online therapy service, providing affordable and convenient therapy across the globe. Our network of over 30,000 licensed therapists has helped millions of people take ownership of their mental health and change their lives forever. And we’re not stopping there – as the unmet need for mental health services continues to grow, BetterHelp is committed to being part of the solution.

As an AI Extern at BetterHelp, you’ll join a diverse team of licensed clinicians, engineers, product pros, creatives, marketers, and business leaders who share a passion for expanding access to therapy. And as a mental health company, we take employee mental health just as seriously as we do our mission. We deeply invest in our team’s well-being and professional development, because we know that business and individual growth go hand-in-hand. At BetterHelp, you’ll carve your own path, make an immediate impact, and be challenged every day – with a supportive community behind you the whole way.