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Research Intern, Inference (Winter 2027)

San Francisco💼 Internship💰 $58–$58🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and implement cross-layer optimizations for distributed inference systems, focusing on compiler-aware strategies, KV cache design, and large-scale serving architectures for foundation models.

Role type

Research Intern, Inference Systems

Builds

Efficient, scalable serving systems for large foundation models

Domain

AI Infrastructure / High-Performance Systems / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine Learning fundamentals, Deep Learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX), Python programming, Transformer architectures, Distributed systems concepts

Preferred skills

CUDA programming, Model optimization techniques, Hardware acceleration approaches, Open-source contributions, Publications at top ML/systems conferences

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX, CUDA

Responsibilities

Design and conduct rigorous experiments to validate hypotheses, Document findings in scientific publications and blog posts

Seniority

Intern

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