AI and Compiler Engineering Graduate Intern

Intel Corporation
Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPosted Sep 9, 2026

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Job Description

Join Us in Shaping the Future At Intel, we're advancing the next generation of foundational software through hardware-software co-design, building state-of-the-art compilers for AI/ML models that unlock the full potential of heterogeneous computing. Our team enables developers worldwide to harness CPUs, GPUs, and accelerators with cutting-edge tools, libraries, and compilers. By joining us, you'll contribute to an open ecosystem that drives performance, scalability, and portability across diverse architectures-empowering breakthroughs in AI, HPC, and beyond. If you're passionate about transforming computing technology and want to work on innovations that truly matter, this is your opportunity to make an impact. The Team The Intel Compiler Engineering Team is a high-performing organization responsible for creating the industry-leading Intel C/C++/DPC++ and Fortran Compilers. As a leader in LLVM.org, the foundation of our compiler products, we continually push the boundaries of compiler technology to deliver highly useful and performant compilers for all Intel processor platforms, including both CPUs and GPUs. Position Overview We're hiring a Compiler Research and Development Intern to support the co-design of next-generation Intel CPU and GPU architectures through compiler innovation for AI/ML model and framework optimizations. In this role, you'll work alongside experienced engineers to collect and analyze AI model performance data on Intel CPUs and GPUs, contribute to hardware and software features that optimize AI models and workload performance, and evaluate optimization impact on hardware design. You'll gain hands-on experience with technologies like LLVM, SYCL and CUDA while learning how compilers and runtimes integrate across the hardware-software stack to deliver strong performance and reliability for AI workloads. Ideal Start Date: Fall Semester 2027

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Pursuing a Master's or higher degree

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