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 conditions
Propose 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 accepted
Field: DataScience, AI/ML, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science
Technical
Graph algorithms and network analysis
Large-scale data analysis
Data quality and anomaly detection
Agentic / AI-assisted software development
Familiarity with distributed data platforms such as Snowflake / Databricks
Strong Python and SQL
Applied statistics and probability
Machine learning fundamentals
Experiment design and causal reasoning
Optimization / decision-making under uncertainty
Ability to write clean, maintainable analytical code
Non agentic development experience is mandatory
Nice to have
Modeling / Research
Comfortable evaluating models beyond headline metrics
Experience moving from research idea → prototype → validated result
Ability to translate ambiguous problems into mathematical or statistical formulations
Strong intuition for uncertainty, bias, variance, and noisy data
Strong quantitative reasoning and mathematical knowledge
Nice to have
Problem Solving
Ability to recognize when results look wrong
Comfortable working with incomplete, messy, or contradictory data
Advanced analytical problem-solving ability
Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills
Ability to form and test hypotheses quickly
Nice to have
Personal Attributes
High intellectual curiosity
Strong ownership and initiative
Rapid learner
Independent thinker
Comfortable challenging assumptions
Willingness to continue digging into 'funny' things until they make sense
Effective 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.
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Work arrangement
Yes