Microsoft · 2 days ago
Research Intern - AI SW/HW Co-design
Hillsboro, OR
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$6,710/mo - $13,270/mo
1+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a Research Intern in their AI System Architecture group within Azure. The role involves understanding AI accelerator architectures and programming generative AI algorithms onto novel AI Hardware, with responsibilities spanning model optimization and benchmarking performance.
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Responsibilities
Research Interns put inquiry and theory into practice
Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world’s best researchers, Research Interns learn, collaborate, and network for life
Research Interns not only advance their own careers, but they also contribute to exciting research and development strides
During the 12-week internship, Research Interns are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other Research Interns and researchers, present findings, and contribute to the vibrant life of the community
Research internships are available in all areas of research, and are offered year-round, though they typically begin in the summer
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field
1+ years of experience working in Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)/AI Accelerator programming
Preferred
Experience working with model serving stacks such as SGLang/vLLM
Ability to identify bottlenecks with workloads - through analytical modeling and actual hardware benchmarking
Familiarity of compute graphs of Generative AI models including LLMs and image/video diffusion models
Understanding of common techniques used for workload optimization such as model sharding, operator fusion, tiling etc
Proficiency in programming AI accelerators - Coding in Triton or C to achieve desired goals
High levels of motivation and agency
Company
Microsoft
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