2025 Summer Intern, Web AI Agent Research Engineer Full-time

Lab Summary:

Samsung Research America (SRA) plays a pivotal role in developing the next generation of discovery in software, user experience and services for future products that can enrich your life.

Our mission is to research and develop new technologies by collaborating with the best and brightest and creating a collaborative environment between industry and academia. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, with locations in many technology centers in North America, SRA is driven to build a culture of innovation that rapidly translates research and new ideas into the unexpected.

Position Summary:

he Web Platform Team is a group of Software Engineers researching and evolving the Web Platform and Web Standards. The team is comprised of passionate technologists who are exploring new and innovative ways to use the Web.

Come join the Samsung Web Platform team and help us define and develop Web AI Agents that can perform complex, multi-step autonomous tasks.

Position Responsibilities:

• Create quick prototypes and proof-of-concepts.
• Contribute to the research activities of our team.
• Generate creative solutions (patents) and design, develop, and evaluate AI/ML based solutions for Samsung services.
• Present your solution to SRA by the end of your internship.

Required Skills:

• Currently pursuing a Master’s/PhD degree in Computer Science or a relevant field.
• Practical experience with web scraping and AI-Agent projects, preferably with a focus on natural language processing, accessibility and interaction on the web.
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, and DOM is necessary for navigating and extracting data from web pages.
• Familiarity with web scraping frameworks like Scrapy, Beautiful Soup, or Selenium.

Special Attributes:

• Experience in Reinforcement Learning is a plus
• Experience with integrating large language models (LLM), finetuning on LLM/VLLM, self-hosting LLMs and on-device (edge) LLM is a plus
• ML model deployment and inferencing in Android OS
• Demonstrated market understanding of Web AI agents with Gemini 2.0, Anthropic Computer Use or OpenAI Operator
• First- or co-authored publications on AI-Agent at leading workshops or conferences

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The hourly pay rate range for roles at this level is listed below, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the hourly pay rate range, individual rates depend on a number of factors-including the role’s function and location as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.

Hourly Pay Rate Range

$44-$63 USD

Additional Information

Be careful not to disclose information related to the trade secrets of your previous or current employer(s)

Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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