CareerPlan

Systems Research Intern, Observability – Summer 2027

US, CA, Santa ClaraInternship2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Researching the evolution of observability and data systems for large-scale services, producing whitepapers and prototypes.

Role type

Research intern (observability & data systems)

Builds

Whitepapers, prototypes, benchmarks, technical recommendations

Domain

AI infrastructure, distributed systems, data platforms

Deliverable

research

Required skills

technical literature synthesis, distributed systems knowledge, advanced programming, system architecture analysis

Preferred skills

OpenTelemetry, object storage, data lakes, query engines, creative technical writing

Responsibilities

Critically assess research papers and industry material on observability; track emerging trends in the field; study NVIDIA's data systems; identify design choices relative to storage/compute/query/telemetry changes; develop evidence-based views on observability pathways; investigate object storage roles; use AI tools for discovery; write whitepapers and build focused prototypes.