AI Research Intern

About the role

Bynder Labs is the applied AI research and prototyping team within Bynder, focused on turning frontier AI research into production‑grade capabilities for its Digital Asset Management platform. As an AI Research Intern you will work alongside a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist, contributing to real‑world projects that power AI‑driven content orchestration for global brands.

Key responsibilities

• Own a focused research question on the Bynder Labs roadmap, driving it from literature review through prototyping and evaluated experiments.
• Build prototypes using modern AI tooling such as large language models on AWS Bedrock, embedding models, vector search on OpenSearch, and the Model Context Protocol.
• Design rigorous evaluations for non‑deterministic AI systems, including offline benchmarks and LLM‑as‑a‑judge pipelines.
• Contribute clean, well‑tested Python code to shared repositories and follow Bynder R&D engineering practices.
• Communicate findings through concise documents, presentations at Labs reviews, and translate technical work for non‑technical stakeholders.

Required profile

• Available for a full‑time 6‑month internship starting October 2026.
• Enrolled in a Dutch university in a programme such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science or a related field.
• Completed coursework in machine‑learning fundamentals and deep learning, plus at least one of IR, NLP, Multi‑Agent Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Knowledge Representation or Software Engineering for ML.
• Strong Python skills, comfortable with Git and the command line.
• Excellent English communication and a collaborative, team‑player attitude.

Required skills

• Python
• Git and command‑line proficiency
• Machine‑learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• AWS cloud services
• OpenSearch or other vector databases
• Large Language Models and prompt‑optimization techniques
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration
• LLM observability tooling

What we offer

• Mentorship from senior Bynder Labs engineers with weekly 1:1s and a clear development plan.
• Access to latest technologies, Apple gear and industry training.
• Free in‑office lunch and drinks, travel expense reimbursement, and flexible working hours.
• Great offices in the centre of Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
• Competitive internship fee and an inclusive, diverse workplace culture.