ML Engineer - Life Sciences (Early Talent)

**Why work at Nebius**Nebius is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy. We create the tools and resources our customers need to solve real-world challenges and transform industries, without massive infrastructure costs or the need to build large in-house AI/ML teams. Our employees work at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure alongside some of the most experienced and innovative leaders and engineers in the field.

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Summary:

Location: AmsterdamDuration: 3-6 monthsStart date: June 2026 Compensation: PaidEligibility: Current University student (Computer Science or related field), Recent Graduate or Early Career specialist

About the role

Biological AI models (protein folding, protein design, and large foundation models) are powerful but heavy and expensive to run. This project focuses on making them faster and more efficient at inference time without significantly hurting biological quality.

You will work on profiling bottlenecks, applying model compression and architectural optimizations, and building efficient inference pipelines. The goal is to make these models practical for real-world research and production use.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Profile inference bottlenecks in selected biological models
• Implement and test optimization techniques (quantization, pruning, distillation)
• Explore efficient attention and architecture-level improvements
• Build and benchmark optimized inference pipelines
• Evaluate speed, memory, and accuracy trade-offs
• Write clean, well-documented experimental code
• Share results and practical deployment recommendations

We expect you to have:

• Enrollment in or completion of a degree in computer science, AI, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of computer science and machine learning fundamentals
• Experience with Python and familiarity with deep learning frameworks
• Ability to write clean, efficient code
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn quickly
• Interest in life sciences

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with large language models and transformer architectures
• Experience profiling GPU workloads and optimizing deep learning systems
• Experience with model compression techniques (quantization, pruning, distillation)
• Experience working with large-scale models or distributed inference
• Contributions to open-source ML projects

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Mentorship from experienced AI, ML, and cloud infrastructure professionals
• Hands-on experience with real customer workloads and production systems
• Opportunities for professional growth within Nebius
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values initiative and innovation
• Opportunity to be considered for a full-time role after the Early Talent Program

We’re growing and expanding our products every day. If you’re up to the challenge and are excited about AI and ML as much as we are, join us!

What we offer 

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth within Nebius.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values initiative and innovation.

We’re growing and expanding our products every day. If you’re up to the challenge and are excited about AI and ML as much as we are, join us!