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September 10, 2026
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Microarchitecture / Software Intern 2027 - AI Accelerators Research

Yorktown Heights, NY
Internship
Onsite
$89K/yr - $164K/yr
Intern
IBM Research is an innovation organization focused on advancing computing technologies across AI, high-performance computing, quantum computing, and hybrid cloud. The intern will contribute to microarchitecture development and related back-end compiler software for advanced AI accelerators, including hardware-software co-optimization, software kernel development, FPGA prototyping, and demonstrations of emerging AI accelerator technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Explore compute-in-memory extensions to dataflow microarchitecture accelerators
  • Investigate microarchitecture extensions to enhance on-chip memory expansion and efficiency
  • Develop software kernels to demonstrate and leverage the microarchitecture innovations
  • Prototyping on FPGA emulation platforms
  • Contribute to the development of cutting-edge demonstrations with emerging AI accelerators

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Have strong background on AI accelerators and/or AI accelerator-associated software
  • Possess a track record of research in hardware-software co-design
  • Effective communication of technical ideas

Preferred

  • Master's Degree
  • Familiarity with tools and languages for microarchitecture studies
  • Strong programming skills
  • Research experience on compilers for AI accelerators
  • Experience with hardware/software co-optimization for AI applications
  • Familiarity with a diverse set of AI applications
  • Hands-on experience in prototyping AI-based solutions

Benefits

  • Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays
  • Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for minimum of 56 hours paid sick time
  • Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • IBM offers paid family medical leave to eligible employees where required by applicable law
  • IBM offers disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
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