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Applied Research Intern, Proactive Intelligence & Customer World Models (PhD / Graduate Co-op) at Block - ApplyBlast

Applied Research Intern, Proactive Intelligence & Customer World Models (PhD / Graduate Co-op)

Block

4 months ago

3.6 on Glassdoor

Remote

Internship

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About this role

A graduate research intern at Block's Apollo team will independently design and execute research on foundational AI systems, specifically focusing on Customer World Models and proactive intelligence. This role involves developing methods for representation learning, agentic decision-making, and reinforcement learning to create systems that anticipate customer needs and drive real-world product value.

Responsibilities

Frame independent research problems and develop novel methods
Build and deploy production systems for customer intelligence
Implement foundation models and agentic decision architectures
Conduct experiments and publish findings on research outcomes
Translate research ideas into working systems for millions of users

Skills

Qualifications

MS in Computer Science or Related FieldPhD in Computer Science or Related FieldResearch PublicationsOpen Source Contributions

About Block

block.xyz

Headquarters

Oakland, California, United States

Company Size

10001+ employees

Founded

2009

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Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy by connecting businesses and consumers across commerce, payments, and financial services. Its ecosystem includes Square (merchant point‑of‑sale, payments, hardware and business tools), Cash App (peer‑to‑peer payments, banking, investing and crypto), Afterpay (buy‑now‑pay‑later), TIDAL (music streaming), Bitkey (blockchain/security products) and Proto (R&D and product incubation). Block offers payments processing, merchant services, lending, payroll, subscriptions, developer APIs and integrated hardware aimed at simplifying commerce for small businesses and individuals. The company emphasizes developer-friendly tools and consumer apps to expand financial inclusion globally.