Software Performance at Scale Intern - Fall 2026

Join NVIDIA as a Software Performance at Scale Intern and be part of a team that’s pushing the boundaries of AI and computing. This role offers a remarkable opportunity to work with our world‑class engineering team in Santa Clara, CA, and use the latest Accelerated Computing and Deep Learning hardware and software platforms. Our team is dedicated to encouraging an inclusive and collaborative environment where innovation thrives and every team member is empowered to achieve their best. What You’ll Be Doing Collaborating with engineers to develop, evaluate, and optimize software performance in large GPU clusters. Analyzing large‑scale workloads and searching for application and infrastructure improvement opportunities. Researching and analyzing data, identifying trends of interest, linking changes to recorded events, crafting conclusions and helping the team make intelligent data‑based decisions. Working closely with cross‑functional teams to integrate and validate performance improvements. What We Need To See Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Strong programming skills in C/C++ or Python. Proven knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and systems software. Experience using Deep Learning frameworks. Exposure to high performance or large‑scale computing environments. Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd Hands‑on experience with performance profiling tools and techniques. Previous internship or project experience in software performance optimization at scale. Contributions to open‑source projects or participation in coding competitions. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience. The hourly rate for our interns is 20 USD - 71 USD. You will also be eligible for Intern benefits. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr NVIDIA