Cognitive Developer, Summer Internship (Graduate Student)

Job description

This Cognitive Developer Summer Internship provides a unique opportunity to evaluate a career in cognitive software development. As an Intern Cognitive Software Developer involves creating learning systems that enable humans and machines to perform better. These systems are designed to create new partnerships between people and machines to augment and scale human expertise in healthcare.

Responsibilities :

·  You will create and maintain machine learning models with a focus on big data.
·  You'll work in an Agile, collaborative environment to understand and develop solutions for requirements. This includes designing, coding and testing innovative applications in areas such as machine learning, computational linguistics, Natural Language Processing (NLP), advanced and semantic information search, extraction, induction, classification and exploration.
·  You'll assist with implementing, testing and improving algorithms in these areas, and will proactively identify and file patentable technology.
·  You'll employ IBM Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability.
Auto req ID

294582BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Student/Intern
State / Province

CALIFORNIA
Primary job category

Other
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Internship
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Watson Health
Preferred Education

None
City / Township / Village

SAN JOSE
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Must have basic knowledge in one of the following technology areas: Java or Python.
·  Advanced knowledge of software engineering practices including Agile processes.
·  Earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in a Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering discipline.
·  Currently enrolled in a Master's of Science degree in a Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering discipline.
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Advanced usage of Machine Learning environments (e.g., R, Tensorflow, scikit-learn, Theano, Torch, etc.)
·  Advanced experience in Data Mining / Automated Knowledge Acquisition, Representation & Reasoning.
·  Advanced experience in characterization and validation of Cognitive Systems via user studies.
Secondary Job Category

Unassigned
Eligibility Requirements

none
Position Type

Intern
Early Professional Track

Developer
Location Statement

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
New Collar Role

No
Introduction

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About Business Unit

IBM Watson Health is pioneering a new partnership between humanity and technology with the goal of transforming global health and revolutionizing many aspects of the medical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as government sectors. We aspire to improve lives and give hope by delivering innovation to address the world's most pressing health challenges through data and artificial intelligence insights.
About IBM

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