AI Application Development Intern

Intel is hiring an AI Application Development Intern in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Intern role focused on developing and validating multi-agent systems for software performance optimization.

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Job Details:

Job Description:

Partner with the Intel performance optimization team on a multi-agent system that profiles real-world software, diagnoses performance bottlenecks down to the hardware level, and proposes code optimizations. As a software engineer intern, you will work at the intersection of agent engineering, harness engineering and performance optimization. You will design and develop new capabilities for the agent. You will validate the agent's results on real-world codebases and hardware, and resolve the technical challenges that come up in turning AI-generated ideas into trustworthy, measurable improvements.

What you will get:

Mentorship from senior performance engineers, and deep, hands-on learning of how software meets hardware

Real impact: your work is applied to real-world software, with opportunities to contribute to open-source projects and technical publications

Duration: 6+ months, 4+ days per week

Qualifications:

You should be pursuing a master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related major. This requirement is flexible for candidates with a strong passion for this technical domain.

Required:

Solid programming skills in at least one of Python/C/C++/Java

Basic understanding of AI agents

Fluent English communication skills

Open to new technologies, eager to learn, and committed to delivering solid work

Preferred (any of the following is a plus):

Hands-on experience with an AI agent or AI coding tool, with an understanding of how it works

Experience building a sizable project with LLM

Knowledge of operating systems, computer architecture or performance analysis

Experience with Linux profiling tools such as perf or eBPF

Job Type:

Student / Intern

Shift:

Shift 1 (China)

Primary Location:

PRC, Shanghai

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.

How we rate this

AI Application Development Intern at Intel rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

AI Application Development Intern is an open job at Intel.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in PRC, Shanghai.
The job was posted on October 16, 2026.
Seniority: intern.
Applications are handled by Intel. Apply on Intel

Prepare for this job

Built from this posting and from similar jobs on Level.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

AI agentsLLMsPerformance OptimizationSoftware EngineeringPythonCJavaEbpf

Questions you could be asked

How do you decide when an AI agent can act on its own versus asking for approval first?
Tell me about a project where llms was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where performance optimization was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Python in your day-to-day work.

Adapt your resume

List these exact terms on your resume: AI agents, LLMs, Performance Optimization, Software Engineering, and Python. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.

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