About the role#
NVIDIA is looking for an AI Systems Software Engineering Intern to apply AI agents, machine learning, and performance engineering to compilers and developer tools. You will work with compiler and AI engineers on a project involving code, performance feedback, experiments, and optimization. Depending on your background, your work may focus on agentic workflows, learned models, performance analysis, or AI-enabled developer tools.
What you'll do#
- Build AI-agent workflows that interact with code, compilers, benchmarks, performance tools, and engineering systems.
- Develop tools that help agents collect data, run experiments, analyze feedback, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend next steps.
- Explore data-driven approaches for compiler optimization, performance prediction, decision support, and workflow automation.
- Build reliable interfaces between AI agents and compiler or developer-tool infrastructure.
- Prototype improvements to compiler flows, optimization tools, experimentation systems, or developer workflows.
- Work with compiler, architecture, AI, and performance engineers to evaluate ideas on representative workloads.
- Measure correctness, runtime performance, compile time, reliability, and other outcomes.
- Document the design, experiments, results, limitations, and next steps.
What you'll need#
- Pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills in Python, C, C++, or a similar language.
- Solid foundations in data structures, algorithms, software engineering, and quantitative problem solving.
- Coursework, research, or project experience in AI, machine learning, AI agents, compilers, programming languages, systems, performance engineering, optimization, or developer tools.
- Ability to design experiments, analyze results, investigate technical problems, and communicate findings clearly.
- Interest in learning across AI, compiler, performance, and systems boundaries.
Location & details#
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Status: Full-time, on-site internship.
- Compensation: Paid internship with an hourly rate between 20 USD and 71 USD, depending on location, year in school, degree, and experience.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA operates as a computer hardware manufacturer based in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1993, the company focuses on accelerated computing and graphics technology. It produces hardware for markets including artificial intelligence, gaming, and data centers. The organization employs over 50,000 people and maintains a global presence.
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