Research Internship, Criteo
Plus the potential for equity depending on role and level & Performance-based rewards
The commerce media platform for the open internet
Open for applications
The commerce media platform for the open internet
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Plus the potential for equity depending on role and level & Performance-based rewards
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help marketers and media owners reach their goals through the world's leading Commerce Media Platform.
Role
Who you are
- You are currently in your last year of Msc degree in a quantitative field (Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science) in a French school or university able to provide an internship agreement
- Strong background in machine learning and statistics. Most positions require familiarity with deep learning architectures, such as transformers or state-space models as well as strong technical knowledge on generative modelling (GANs, Diffusion models and Flow Matching)
- Implementation experience with high-level languages, such as Python. Most positions require experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch or JAX)
- Good communication skills in English
What the job involves
- The Criteo AI Lab is pioneering innovations in computational advertising. As the center of scientific excellence in the company, we deliver both fundamental and applied scientific leadership through published research, product innovations and new technologies powering the company's products
- The Criteo AI Lab operates within the spectrum of two main roles: applied research and fundamental research
- In the context of academic contributions, Research Scientists at Criteo are encouraged and fully-supported to publish their works at international conferences, collaborate with academic partners, file for patents, release datasets and help establish the state-of-art in computational advertising
- Identify new research opportunities at Criteo and lead the exploration of these ideas and pursue patents/publications where appropriate. Current interests are related to generative AI, foundation models, Generative Information Retrieval, trustworthiness in Generative Modelling, alignementreasoning and planning in LLM-based agents
- Maintain world-class academic credentials through publications, presentations, external collaborations and service to the research community
- Develop high-performance algorithms, test and implement the algorithms in scalable and product-ready code
- Understand and shape the product direction by contributing innovative ideas
- Academic Research Proposed Topics: More specifically, the current topics are open
- Generative Video Modelling with Variational state-space models
- Foundation models for user behaviour prediction
- Bias in Generative model: Sampling low-density regions
- Discrete Generative models based on Flow matching
Our take
Commerce marketing is a huge business with billions spent every year on adverts. And companies that help businesses create and deliver more targeted adverts can command a lot of value. Criteo is one such company operating in this space.
Criteo is a personalised retargeting company connecting marketers and media owners through its Commerce Media Platform, delivering richer consumer experiences. Criteo uses machine-learning technology and data to drive performance, helping marketers and media owners reach their goals.
As marketers are increasingly looking for commerce media solutions, Criteo is operating in a sought-after space. Further, around 73% of media owners seek to optimise media performance as a way to both generate awareness and drive revenue, meaning the company has a significant potential client base. Criteo has continued to make headway here, driving 5 billion ads per day, and is well set to see further adoption of its platform.
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Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2012
$38.6m
SERIES D
May 2010
$7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $59.6m
Company HQ
New Athens, Paris, France
Leadership
Michael Komasinski
(CEO)Prior to joining Criteo in 2025, Michale was the CEO of the America and Group President of Data and Technology at dentsu. He also spent nearly 9 years at Merkle, in various roles, including President of the Americas and Global CEO.
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