AI Software Intern (Summer 2027)

About the Role

GlobalFoundries is seeking a curious and driven AI Software Intern to help bridge cutting-edge machine learning research and scalable software production. Working alongside senior software engineers, the intern will build, optimize, test, and deploy AI models within an AI platform while gaining hands-on exposure to the AI inference software lifecycle and AI processor architectures.

Responsibilities

• Assist with integrating, deploying, testing, and scaling machine learning models, including large language, computer vision, and predictive models, within production-oriented AI pipelines.
• Analyze latency, memory usage, and computational footprint, and help optimize AI inference workflows for edge devices or cloud infrastructure.
• Use modern AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software prototyping, code development, testing, and debugging while following team engineering and review practices.
• Document engineering designs, experiment configurations, performance benchmarks, software interfaces, and API architectures so work is clear, reproducible, and maintainable.
• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Qualifications

• Education – At least a sophomore at time of application and actively pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science or related field through an accredited degree program during the time of internship.
• Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing.
• Familiarity with at least one major machine learning framework, such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software version control using GitLab, GitHub, or related tools.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous technical problems, learn new tools quickly, and communicate technical trade-offs effectively.
• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)
• Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior related internship or co-op experience.
• Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc.
• Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making.
• Project management skills, i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning & organizational skills.
• Familiarity with low-level, high-performance programming, such as kernel optimization, systems programming, or hardware accelerators.
• Exposure to cloud systems such as AWS, and participation in AI/ML hackathons, open-source projects, or university research labs.

Expected Salary Range: $20.00 - $40.00. The exact salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience, and location.