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Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Summer 2027)

Together AI San Francisco Full-time Research Posted Sep 23, 2026
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What it’s like to work at Together AI

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Employee Rating
3.8
Work-Life Balance
85
Open Roles
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What employees love

  • Open-source AI infrastructure โ€” real mission alignment, not just marketing
  • Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact

What could be better

  • Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly โ€” not for specialists
  • Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
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About the Role

Role Overview

As a Systems Research Engineer Intern specialized in GPU Programming, you will play a crucial role in developing and optimizing GPU-accelerated kernels and algorithms for ML/AI applications. Working closely with the modeling and algorithm team, you will co-design GPU kernels and model architecture to enhance the performance and efficiency of our AI systems. Collaborating with the hardware and software teams, you will contribute to the co-design of efficient GPU architectures and programming models, leveraging your expertise in GPU programming and parallel computing. Your research skills will be vital in staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in GPU programming techniques, ensuring that our AI infrastructure remains at the forefront of innovation.

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About Together AI

Together AI, the AI Native Cloud, is purpose-built for AI engineers. AI application developers get high-performance inference that scales reliably, fine-tuning and reinforcement learning for creating frontier-level specialized models, and pre-training at massive scale for fully custom intelligence, all around a marketplace of leading open models that teams can run, adapt, and own. Trusted by Cursor, Decagon, ElevenLabs, Salesforce, and Zoom, Together serves 400+ trillion tokens a month.

Internship Program Details:

Our internship program runs 12 to 14 weeks, giving you the opportunity to work alongside industry-leading engineers and researchers across multiple teams. This cohort's internship dates span either May 17th to August 6th or June 14th to September 3rd.

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, housing stipends, and other competitive benefits. The estimated US hourly rate for this role is $58 to $70 an hour. Our hourly rates are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Equal Opportunity

Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the work-life balance like at Together AI?
Together AI has a work-life balance score of 3.8/5 based on employee reviews. This is about average for the AI/tech industry.
What is Together AI’s culture like?
Together AI is characterized by these culture values: open-source, eng-driven, learning, flat, many-hats. Based on employee reviews, the company has an overall rating of 4.1/5. Open-source AI infrastructure โ€” real mission alignment, not just marketing
How many open roles does Together AI have?
Together AI currently has 85 open roles across departments including engineering, product, sales, and more. Roles are refreshed daily from their careers page.
Is this role remote-friendly?
This role is located in San Francisco. Check the job description above for specific location and remote work details.
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