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Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Summer 2027)

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AI-nativeHousing stipend
SeniorityIntern
Salary$58–$70/hr

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Together AI

Accelerate inference, model shaping, and pre-training on a research-optimized platform.

Together AI is the AI Native Cloud, purpose-built for AI engineers and researchers with a full suite of tooling across inference, model shaping, and pre-training. AI natives can use Together AI as a full-stack AI platform — from a high- performance inference engine built for reliable and fast scaling to on-demand GPU clusters and massive-scale AI factories. Together AI continuously pushes the frontier forward by productizing cutting-edge research from our world-leading AI systems research team. By combining research velocity with production-grade infrastructure, we enable companies to reliably scale AI-native applications as fast as the field evolves. Trusted by leading AI natives like Cursor, Decagon, Eleven Labs, AI21, Hedra, and Cartesia, as well as SaaS innovators such as Salesforce, Zoom, and Zomato, Together AI powers the next generation of AI-native applications.

Private companySeries CMega roundUsed by CursorIn the newsHiring fast
Location
San Francisco, CA
Posted9/18/2026
Engineering

Role Overview

As a Systems Research Engineer Intern specialized in GPU Programming, you will play a crucial role in developing and optimizing GPU-accelerated kernels and algorithms for ML/AI applications. Working closely with the modeling and algorithm team, you will co-design GPU kernels and model architecture to enhance the performance and efficiency of our AI systems. Collaborating with the hardware and software teams, you will contribute to the co-design of efficient GPU architectures and programming models, leveraging your expertise in GPU programming and parallel computing. Your research skills will be vital in staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in GPU programming techniques, ensuring that our AI infrastructure remains at the forefront of innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize and fine-tune GPU code to achieve better performance and scalability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate GPU-accelerated solutions into existing software systems
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in GPU programming techniques and technologies

Requirements

  • Strong background in GPU programming and parallel computing, such as CUDA and/or Triton.
  • Knowledge of ML/AI applications and models
  • Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization tools for GPU programming
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

About Together AI

Together AI, the AI Native Cloud, is purpose-built for AI engineers. AI application developers get high-performance inference that scales reliably, fine-tuning and reinforcement learning for creating frontier-level specialized models, and pre-training at massive scale for fully custom intelligence, all around a marketplace of leading open models that teams can run, adapt, and own. Trusted by Cursor, Decagon, ElevenLabs, Salesforce, and Zoom, Together serves 400+ trillion tokens a month.

Internship Program Details: 

Our internship program runs 12 to 14 weeks, giving you the opportunity to work alongside industry-leading engineers and researchers across multiple teams. This cohort's internship dates span either May 17th to August 6th or June 14th to September 3rd. 

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, housing stipends, and other competitive benefits. The estimated US hourly rate for this role is $58 to $70 an hour. Our hourly rates are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Application Policy

Please read each role carefully and apply to the position best suited to you. Candidates are limited to 6 applications within a 90-day period, and applications beyond that limit will be automatically rejected. You may apply to additional roles 90 days after your last application.

Equal Opportunity

Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.

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Founded2022
HQSan Francisco, United States
Size201-500 employees
IndustrySoftware Development
Latest fundingSeries C · Jul 1, 2026
Investors
Prosperity7 VenturesGeneral CatalystAlumni Ventures
Tech stackmixmax, envoy, serverless, vectorizedio-redpanda, power-bi, nvidia-dynamo, tableau, scaleai, curl, slack, cplusplus, sharpen, intel, nodejs, amazon-ecr, weka, amazon-eks, microsoft-azure, hubspot, spire
News
  • Together AI let coding agents rewrite its GPU code. Then it kept humans on the deploy button.
  • Together AI Launches Together Compiler for Continual Optimization of Open Source AI Models
  • Together Compiler: Continual Compilation for AI inference
  • Together AI Brings Continuous Compilation to Production Inference
  • Polymorphic Inference: self-tuning inference for open models

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