Performance Software Intern, Deep Learning Libraries - 2027

NVIDIA is hiring a Performance Software Intern, Deep Learning Libraries - 2027 in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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Builds AI ●●●● is how Level rates this role: the job is building AI systems.
Tools and skills the posting cites include TensorFlow, CUDA and Cutlas.
Level classifies it as an internship.
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AI in this role

Develop optimized code and compute kernels to accelerate linear algebra and deep learning operations on NVIDIA GPUs.

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The place to find available career opportunities at NVIDIA for you and people you know. We are now looking for a Performance Software Intern for Deep Learning Libraries! Do you enjoy tuning parallel algorithms and analyzing their performance? If so, we want to hear from you! As a deep learning library performance software intern, you will be developing optimized code to accelerate linear algebra and deep learning operations on NVIDIA GPUs. Join the team that is building the underlying software used across the world to power the revolution in artificial intelligence! We’re always striving for peak GPU efficiency on current and future-generation GPUs. To get a sense of the code we write, check out our CUTLASS open-source project showcasing performant matrix multiply on NVIDIA’s Tensor Cores with CUDA. This specific position primarily deals with code lower in the deep learning software stack, right down to the GPU HW.

What you'll be doing:

Writing highly tuned compute kernels to perform core deep learning operations (e.g. matrix multiplies, MoE, Attention)
Following general software engineering best practices including support for regression testing and CI/CD flows
Collaborating with teams across NVIDIA:

Compiler team on generating optimal assembly code
Deep learning training and inference performance teams on which layers require optimization
Hardware and architecture teams on the programming model for new deep learning hardware features

What we need to see:

Pursuing Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Math, or related field
Demonstrated strong programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
Experience with performance-oriented parallel programming, even if it’s not on GPUs (e.g. with OpenMP or pthreads)
Solid understanding of computer architecture and some experience with assembly programming
Identify bottlenecks, optimize resource utilization, and improve throughput.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Tuning deep learning library kernel code
CUDA GPU programming
Numerical methods and linear algebra
LLVM, TVM tensor expressions, or TensorFlow MLIR

How we rate this

Performance Software Intern, Deep Learning Libraries - 2027 at NVIDIA rates 90 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. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Performance Software Intern, Deep Learning Libraries - 2027 is an open job at NVIDIA.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in China, Shanghai.
The job was posted on September 23, 2026.
Seniority: intern.
Applications are handled by NVIDIA. Apply on NVIDIA

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Deep learningGPU OptimizationParallel ProgrammingSoftware EngineeringTensorFlowCUDACutlasOpenmp

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