Data Science Intern
About Wurl, LLC.
At Wurl, our mission is to create innovative technologies and services that help accelerate the shift to streaming. At our core, we are innovators focused on driving the streaming industry forward with technologies that help connect viewers to the right content and ads. Our technology and data-driven solutions help companies reach new audiences, engage high-value viewers, and ultimately increase their revenue.
In 2022, Wurl was acquired by AppLovin (Nasdaq: APP), a leading marketing platform, giving our employees the best of both worlds: the dynamic environment of a 150+ person startup as well as the stability of a high-growth public tech company. We invest in providing a culture that fosters passion, drives excellence, and encourages collaboration to drive innovation. Wurl is a fully-remote company that has been globally recognized for our people and technology, having been named a Great Place to Work by Fortune in 2022, 2023, and 2024; an Ad Tech Company of the Year finalist by the UK Business Tech Awards in 2023; a BIG Innovation Awards winner in 2024 and 2025; and the “Innovation in Advertising” winner by the StreamTV Awards in 2024.
About the role:
Wurl is seeking an intern with proven academic achievements in data analytics related fields for a year long internship. Wurl’s position in the video and ad delivery ecosystem generates large quantities of data that needs to be carefully analyzed and normalized. We’re looking for an intern that can become familiar with Wurl’s datasets and their usage and support our Data Science and Machine Learning team. The ideal candidate is a PhD / MSc in the field of DataScience, AI/ML, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
Responsibilities:Perform analysis tasks to identify anomalies and their root cause as well as propose and put in place validations to programmatically identify such conditionsPropose methods to normalize the data, implement them, check accuracy and iterate until sufficient accuracy is achieved Increase the accuracy of derived datasets and data products
Qualifications:Education - PhD / MSC preferred. BSc with high gpa, multiple majors, notable projects is also acceptedField: DataScience, AI/ML, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer ScienceTechnical Graph algorithms and network analysisLarge-scale data analysisData quality and anomaly detectionAgentic / AI-assisted software developmentFamiliarity with distributed data platforms such as Snowflake / DatabricksStrong Python and SQLApplied statistics and probabilityMachine learning fundamentalsExperiment design and causal reasoningOptimization / decision-making under uncertaintyAbility to write clean, maintainable analytical codeNon agentic development experience is mandatoryNice to haveModeling / Research Comfortable evaluating models beyond headline metricsExperience moving from research idea → prototype → validated resultAbility to translate ambiguous problems into mathematical or statistical formulationsStrong intuition for uncertainty, bias, variance, and noisy dataStrong quantitative reasoning and mathematical knowledgeNice to haveProblem Solving Ability to recognize when results look wrongComfortable working with incomplete, messy, or contradictory dataAdvanced analytical problem-solving abilityStrong debugging and root-cause analysis skillsAbility to form and test hypotheses quicklyNice to havePersonal AttributesHigh intellectual curiosityStrong ownership and initiativeRapid learnerIndependent thinkerComfortable challenging assumptionsWillingness to continue digging into 'funny' things until they make senseEffective communication skills and team player.
What We Offer:Paid internship ($30/hr) with flexible scheduling.Remote-first work culture and support.Mentorship from experienced engineers and product experts.AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at [email protected] will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. If you’re applying for a position in California, learn more here.Please read our Global Applicant Privacy Notice to learn more about how AppLovin processes your personal information.