Performance Engineer Intern, Systems Software

About the role#

As a Performance Engineer Intern, you will join the team responsible for the maintenance, development, and execution of Desktop Gaming Performance testing in Linux and Windows environments for high-performance GPUs. This is a full-time, paid internship opportunity for the Fall 2026 term.

What you'll do#

• Write and maintain containerized GPU accelerated workloads for the financial services industry, covering deep learning training, inference, portfolio optimization, and backtesting.
• Run, validate, and analyze benchmarking models at scale on HPC clusters.
• Visualize performance data by building charts and dashboards using internal schemas and tooling.
• Collaborate on financial AI models to build reference models for NVIDIA.
• Participate in the maintenance, development, and execution of Desktop Gaming Performance testing.

What you'll need#

• Current enrollment in a Bachelors program in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Active experience with Python.
• Working comfort in a Linux command-line environment with version control.
• Foundational understanding of the machine learning lifecycle, including training, evaluation, and inference.
• A desire to improve code quality by applying computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

Location & details#

• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Term: Fall 2026
• Work Modality: On-site
• Full-time position