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Internship - DevOps Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer

Syntiant logoSyntiant
TypePart-time
SeniorityIntern
LocationIrvine, CA
Posted10/29/2026
Engineering

Summary Description:

Syntiant Corp., a leader in the high-growth AI software and semiconductor solutions space, is looking for a DevOps Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer Intern to take on a role supporting our Software Engineering team.

The DevOps Intern will work alongside engineers to help build, maintain, and enhance our machine learning applications, specifically those deployed on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and on-premises machine learning cluster. The ideal candidate will have experience with application development, cloud infrastructure, containerization, and DevOps practices, as well as the ability to work on both on-premises and cloud environments.

Requirements

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop, maintain, and optimize RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI.
  • Deploy & manage applications on AWS EKS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
  • Integrate with various data sources & services (e.g., MongoDB, Postgres) for efficient data storage and retrieval.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment processes.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration of cloud-native tools and practices.
  • Maintain on-premises servers running Ceph, PostgreSQL, and NFS services.
  • Troubleshoot & resolve issues across different environments (development, staging, production).
  • Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing sessions

Qualifications, Education, and Experience Required:

  • Candidate pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience, with relevant coursework, research, or project experience.
  • Proficiency in Python, with familiarity using FastAPI for API development.
  • Exposure to AWS EKS, including deploying, scaling, and managing Kubernetes clusters is a plus.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Exposure to cloud infrastructure services such as S3, RDS, and VPCs.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins.
  • Familiarity with database systems, including MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and NFS.
  • Exposure to on-premises storage solutions like Ceph.
  • Familiarity with Linux system administration.
  • Willingness to learn to write clean, maintainable code and perform thorough testing.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail.
  • Exposure to cloud-native observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes operators and Helm charts is a plus.
  • Exposure to container orchestration on-premises using K8s or similar technologies is a plus.
  • Exposure to DevOps best practices and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) is a plus.

Benefits

About Syntiant:

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Syntiant Corp. is a leader in delivering hardware and software solutions for edge AI deployment. The company’s purpose-built silicon and hardware-agnostic models are being deployed globally to power edge AI speech, audio, sensor and vision applications across a wide range of consumer and industrial use cases, from earbuds to automobiles. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors. Syntiant also provides compute-efficient software solutions with proprietary model architectures that enable world-leading inference speed and minimized memory footprint across a broad range of processors. The company is backed by several of the world’s leading strategic and financial investors including Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12, Applied Ventures, Bosch Ventures, the Amazon Alexa Fund, and Atlantic Bridge Capital. More information on the company can be found by visiting www.syntiant.com.

Company info

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Syntiant

Physical AI: Intelligence for the Real World.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Syntiant® is a leader in physical AI, delivering highly efficient processor, sensor and software solutions for speech, audio, sensor and vision processing. With more than 100 million purpose-built Neural Decision Processors and machine learning models deployed, along with billions of MEMS microphones and sensors, Syntiant’s full-stack physical AI platform delivers ultra-low-power, always-on intelligence that can sense, decide and act autonomously in real time. From earbuds to satellites, the company enables advanced edge AI capabilities across a broad range of consumer and industrial applications, connecting the physical and digital worlds X: https://x.com/syntiantcorp YouTube: www.youtube.com/@syntiant

Private companySeries D
Founded2017
HQIrvine, United States

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1,001–5,000 employees
IndustrySemiconductors
Latest fundingSeries D · Mar 30, 2026

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