Internship - Foundational Research Scientist

Smule has been on a mission to bring the world together through music since 2008. Music is much more than listening… it's about creating, sharing, discovering, participating, and connecting with people. With dozens of millions of monthly active users creating over 20 million songs every day, Smule is connecting people all over the world through the joy of making music and transforming the music landscape from one of passive listening to collaborative creative expression and active engagement. About the Role: We are looking for a Research Scientist to join Smule's Foundational Research team. In this role you will pursue long-horizon research questions that advance the state of the art in sequence modeling, generative modeling, and representation learning, with a particular focus on architectures and methods relevant to audio and music. You will design and execute rigorous experiments, publish at top venues, and contribute novel ideas that shape the direction of Smule's research agenda. The ideal candidate is deeply curious, comfortable with open-ended exploration, and motivated by scientific contribution. We strongly encourage candidates with non-traditional ML backgrounds to apply. If your path into machine learning research came through physics, mathematics, signal processing, music technology, neuroscience, or another field, we want to hear from you. What You'll Be Doing: Identify, scope, and lead independent research projects that push the boundaries of current understandi