CareerPlan

Spring/Summer 2027 PhD AI Agentic/ML System Co-op

San Jose, CaliforniaFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-10-22
Hybrid · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Research and optimize open-weight large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems on AMD GPU hardware.

Role type

PhD Research Co-op (Agentic/ML Systems)

Builds

Optimized ML workloads and agentic system designs for AMD GPUs

Domain

AI / Machine Learning / GPU Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, C++, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, GPU Architecture, Performance Profiling, PyTorch, JAX, vLLM, SGLang

Preferred skills

Agentic software engineering, GPU kernel development, Machine Learning compilers

Responsibilities

Work with state-of-the-art LLMs and coding agents to accelerate R&D; Contribute to agentic system design and software/hardware optimizations; Collaborate with ML scientists and engineers; Document findings and contribute to technical reports or publications