※Note:

Official application for the 2019 summer internship program has been closed, we look forward to your application for the 2020 summer internship in this September!

Preferred Networks (PFN) will be organizing internship programs 2019 summer in Tokyo. In order to make the process smooth for students from outside of Japan, we have already opened an early bird application for them.

We are a growing startup with about 190 members based in Tokyo, Japan, focusing on applying deep learning to industrial problems such as autonomous driving, manufacturing, and bio-healthcare. Recently we revealed our plan towards personal robots. We are also actively developing the deep learning framework Chainer.

We look for brilliant students who have expertise on various topics, such as deep learning, robotics, computer vision, bioinformatics, human computer interaction, distributed computing, simulation, etc.

In previous years, by selecting highly capable interns and encouraging them to tackle challenging and important problems, some of the internship results have been published at top conferences such as ICML, ICLR or workshops at ICRA, ICCV, and NIPS.

During the internship, you will have a unique opportunity to collaborate with highly motivated experts for working on real-world applications of deep learning, while staying in Tokyo, one of the most attractive cities in the world.

We are looking forward to receiving your applications, following the instructions below.

REQUIREMENTS

• Target of this program:

  • Students outside of Japan

• Application information:

  • Resume / CV (PDF format only. Please DO NOT include any personal or private information [e.g., age, race, nationality, religion, personal address, phone number] except name, email address, affiliation)
  • Github account (optional)

• How to apply:

  • Please fill the google forms (official application for 2019 summer internship program has been closed, we look forward to your application for 2020 summer internship in this September!)and submit your application ※Please DO NOT submit your application via workable application form (or LinkedIn etc.) but the google form only!
  • Due Date: January 7th Monday, 12:00 PM JST
  • No later application that said due date above will be accepted (we are planning to open, another call for students in Japan by April)
  • The review process takes about 2-3 weeks after submission
  • Usually, getting a visa for working in Japan takes up to 3 months

• Interview process (expected time to complete: 6-8 weeks):

  • Document review(※You’ll receive the result during the 1st~2nd week due to the year-end holiday in Japan)
  • One-way recorded interview
  • Live interview with our engineers / researchers including coding test

• Requirements:

  • Experience in at least one of the technology areas (listed in the application form) other than lectures
    e.g., published a paper, won a competition, part-time work, open source contribution
  • Basic knowledge and skills of the technical field you are applying to
  • Formally enrolled in university or research institute outside of Japan, or have recently graduated
  • Fluent in English or Japanese
  • Able to work full-time on weekdays at our Tokyo office during the period

• Preferred experience & skills:

  • Strong programming skill (any programming language)
  • Experience with Numpy / scipy / deep learning frameworks / ROS
  • Experience with software, service, or machine development
  • Experience working with shared codebases (e.g. GitHub / bitbucket / etc)
  • Contribution to open source projects

• Work time & location:

  • 8 hours/day, 5 days/week (excluding national holidays)
  • Location: Center of Tokyo
    Preferred Networks Tokyo office: Otemachi Bldg. 3F, 1-6-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-0004
    https://www.preferred.jp/en/company
  • Contact: intern2019-admin@preferred.jp

• Affiliations of past interns (partial list):

  • Université de Montreal
  • University of Waterloo
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Michigan
  • Sharif University of Technology
  • Singapore University of Technology and Design
  • Rutgers University
  • Indian Institute of Technology
  • Imperial College London
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Brown University

BENEFITS

• The period of the internship can be flexibly arranged from a list of beginning/ending dates
• We will cover round-trip flight cost
• Residential and living expense support will be provided
• Interns are paid a competitive salary
• We require a minimum of twelve weeks (60 business days), in order to be able to tackle a challenging task

For Applying:

Official application for the 2019 summer internship program has been closed, we look forward to your application for 2020 summer internship in this September!