About the role#
We are looking for a graduate intern to join our architecture team within the Office of the CTO. You will work alongside our engineers to analyze AI workloads and define the value of optical I/O technology in hardware. You will be mentored by a senior engineer while working on projects tailored to your specific interests and experience.
What you'll do#
- Deploy inference and agentic workloads on data center clusters.
- Benchmark the performance of these workloads.
- Architect and develop specifications for network communication protocol stack layers in our optical engines.
What you'll need#
- You are actively pursuing a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Experience deploying AI workloads on data center platforms and benchmarking their performance.
- Familiarity with profiling and instrumentation tools, including Nvidia Nsight, Nsys, GPGPU-Sim, and LLVM-based tooling.
- Experience with memory semantic fabrics and network communication protocols such as AXI, CHI, UALink, ESUN, 802.3 Ethernet, UCIe, and PCIe.
- The ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously while managing your time effectively.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027 (May to August).
- The role is based on-site in San Jose, California.
- Please note that we do not provide relocation support or immigration sponsorship for this position.
About Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs develops optical I/O technology for AI infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in San Jose, California, the company employs between 51 and 200 people. Its hardware solutions aim to improve data movement efficiency for AI training and inference. The company operates as a privately held entity within the computer hardware manufacturing sector.
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