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Ayar Labs · 4 weeks ago

Intern, Architect Large-Scale AI Cluster Designs & Analysis of AI Workloads

San Jose, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$44/hr - $55/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

Ayar Labs is the global leader in optical I/O chiplets, focusing on revolutionizing AI compute hardware through silicon photonics. The intern will work with the architecture team to deploy inference workloads on data center clusters and collaborate on designing large-scale AI compute clusters.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor

No H1B

Responsibilities

Deploy inference workloads on data center clusters and benchmark the performance

Collaborate on the design of large-scale AI compute clusters with Ayar Labs’ in-package silicon photonic technology

Qualification

PythonAI workload deploymentNetwork topologiesNetwork simulatorSelf-managementCollaboration

Required

Actively pursuing a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Familiar with network topologies such as TOR-Leaf-Spine, folded Clos, HyperX, Torus, Dragonfly, etc

Strong programming skills in Python; familiar with a network simulator such as gem5 or BookSim is a strong plus

Experience in deploying AI workloads on different data center platforms and benchmarking the performance

The ideal candidate is an independent and highly-motivated student who is able to work collaboratively and independently, and can self-manage time effectively to take projects to completion