AI Engineering Jobs in San Francisco

NVIDIA is developing advanced foundation models and generative AI systems for Physical AI applications, including robotics, autonomous driving, smart spaces, and embodied agents. The NVIDIA Cosmos Platform facilitates multimodal world understanding, simulation, synthetic data generation, and embodied reasoning. We are seeking talented PhD interns to contribute to the advancement of Physical AI and world models.

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NVIDIA's Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research (ASPIRE) group is seeking outstanding Research Interns to contribute to cutting-edge work in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and physical AI. This role involves tackling fundamental research challenges to enable intelligent machines to perceive, reason, and safely interact with the physical world and people. The group focuses on foundational research areas including foundation model design, embodied reasoning, safety, closed-loop training and evaluation, and agentic workflows for Physical AI. Interns will be encouraged to publish their work and open-source their code, collaborating with experts across NVIDIA to influence real-world products while conducting groundbreaking research.

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We are seeking PhD research interns to advance the next generation of large language models using reinforcement learning. Our applied deep learning research team pioneers projects like Megatron, MT-NLG, and DLSS, building state-of-the-art foundation models and developing new methods to enhance their reasoning, alignment, reliability, and ability to solve real-world tasks. This internship will focus on algorithmic research at the intersection of reinforcement learning and large language models, involving the design, implementation, and evaluation of new RL-based methods for improving LLM behavior through hands-on experimentation and rapid prototyping at scale.

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Join the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Applied Research team to advance safe autonomy using generative world models and synthetic data. This internship offers the chance to collaborate with researchers and engineers on next-generation models for understanding, simulating, and reasoning about complex driving environments. We seek a motivated intern with a strong machine learning background and interest in generative world models, multimodal foundation models, and synthetic data generation. The team works closely with NVIDIA Research and the AV organization to develop scalable methods for training, evaluating, and improving autonomous systems, focusing on generative video and world models, controllable scenario generation, multimodal learning, end-to-end driving, 3D computer vision, and data-centric learning. The goal is to use generative models to create diverse, safety-critical driving experiences that enhance the robustness and generalization of autonomous systems.

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NVIDIA is seeking a world-class generative AI intern to join the Fundamental Generative AI research team. This role focuses on pushing the boundaries of generative models for various data types including image, video, 3D, graph, and multimodal data, with applications in science such as drug discovery and climate modeling. The intern will collaborate within a research team known for top-tier machine learning publications and contribute to impactful, real-world advancements.

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NVIDIA is seeking a PhD intern to join the Deep Learning Efficiency Research (DLER) team, focusing on research that pushes boundaries and has real-world impact. The team's core areas include efficient diffusion language and multimodal generative models, as well as efficient agentic AI with hybrid inference orchestration. We are also interested in post-training model optimization, efficient architecture design, adaptive inference, and resource-efficient training and finetuning. You will collaborate with a research team that consistently publishes at top venues, contributing to technologies that can impact NVIDIA's products.

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NVIDIA Research is seeking leading researchers in the area of simulation and AI for quantum. You should have a strong background of research excellence, software systems building experience, and interest in advancing the state-of-the-art in quantum computing and applications of GPUs to the quantum computing ecosystem. Specific areas of research interest include but are not limited to bespoke quantum representations, tensor network methods, quantum surrogate modeling, quantum inverse design, and automated proving for quantum systems. This role involves researching and developing creative and innovative algorithms and software systems for the quantum computing ecosystem, collaborating with research and product teams, and publishing original research.

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NVIDIA is developing world foundation models and generative AI systems for Physical AI applications, including robotics, autonomous driving, smart spaces, and embodied agents. The NVIDIA Cosmos Platform facilitates multimodal world understanding, simulation, synthetic data generation, and embodied reasoning. We are seeking talented PhD interns to contribute to advancements in Physical AI and world models. This role involves conducting research, developing algorithms, training and evaluating large-scale models, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and publishing research findings.

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NVIDIA is seeking a research intern to contribute to building humanoid robot foundation models and systems within the Generalist Embodied Agent Research (GEAR) group. The mission is to create general-purpose embodied agents capable of learning and mastering complex skills in both virtual and physical environments. You will collaborate with a research team known for influential work in multimodal foundation models, large-scale robot learning, game AI, and physical simulation, contributing to significant research projects and product roadmaps, including recent milestones like Project GR00T.

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NVIDIA is seeking interns for the Learning and Perception research team to work on embodied and agentic AI, including areas like perception, agentic reasoning, multi-modal and continual learning. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to research that pushes boundaries and has real-world impact, with a collaborative team environment and experienced mentors. Internship projects are tailored to match interns' expertise, and past interns have a strong track record of publishing at top venues and often return for subsequent internships.

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NVIDIA Research is seeking PhD interns for the AI-Aided Engineering (AIE) team. This role involves developing novel AI methods for physical simulation and engineering design, with a focus on neural operators, geometric representations, and large-scale learning. Interns will work with experienced mentors on impactful research, with opportunities to publish in leading conferences and journals. Projects will be tailored to interns' expertise, aiming to advance the field and transfer research into practical applications.

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NVIDIA Research is seeking PhD-level students for a research internship focused on AI hardware/software co-design, hardware accelerator architecture, IC design methodology, and VLSI design. The ideal candidate will possess a broad understanding of machine learning fundamentals, quantization and numerical methods for model optimization, digital VLSI circuits, and advanced VLSI design and verification methodologies, including the application of agentic AI to hardware design. This role involves contributing to cutting-edge research in AI accelerators and VLSI design, exploring innovative numerical methods, and potentially collaborating on research prototype testchips.

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NVIDIA is seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, and creative individuals for its 2027 Deep Learning Computer Architecture internships. This 12-week full-time program offers an excellent opportunity to expand your career and gain hands-on experience with industry-leading Deep Learning Computer Architecture teams. Interns will work on projects with a measurable impact on NVIDIA's business, tackling complex challenges in AI and digital twins that are transforming major industries.

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NVIDIA is seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, and creative individuals for its 2027 Deep Learning internship program. This 12-week full-time internship offers an excellent opportunity to expand your career and gain hands-on experience with industry-leading Deep Learning teams. Interns will work on projects with a measurable impact on NVIDIA's business, contributing to advancements in AI and digital twins that are transforming major industries. We are looking for students pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in a relevant field who are passionate about tackling complex challenges.

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We are seeking a dynamic, mission-driven Developer Relations Manager to engage leading university-affiliated researchers and labs. In this role, you will work directly with researchers to accelerate the adoption of NVIDIA’s sophisticated AI and computing platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong experience in research engagement and a proven track record to translate advanced technologies into valuable, insight-focused outcomes.

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Join the new Agentic Engineering team, focused on automating code generation, testing, and tuning across NVIDIA's frameworks, compilers, and developer tooling. This is a greenfield opportunity offering foundational technical influence within a high-autonomy team. You will partner directly with early-adopter teams to translate complex requirements into durable, scalable infrastructure, applying modern AI to the craft of engineering itself. The role involves identifying friction points where agentic workflows can have the highest impact and iterating with teams as they integrate agents into production.

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Join a team that analyzes large-scale datacenter workloads on GPU-accelerated clusters. You will transform telemetry and workload data into clear findings and visuals, partnering with OS, container, GPU, and systems engineers. When useful, you will apply machine learning and deep learning techniques for categorization and forecasting, coordinating these into tools the team uses. This role involves analyzing signals to identify opportunities for application and platform improvements, working with high-dimensional data to spot trends, and communicating conclusions to engineers and leadership.

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NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the performance modeling, evaluation, and post-training of large language models focused on code generation and agentic coding tasks. This role involves optimizing model capabilities, efficiency, and reliability by working at the intersection of model training, inference, and empirical analysis. You will design experiments to understand model behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, and develop post-training strategies to achieve measurable improvements in coding benchmarks and real-world software engineering tasks. Collaboration with research scientists, infrastructure engineers, and product teams will be key to translating model insights into production-ready features.

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NVIDIA is building a new kind of agentic engineering system to ensure the correctness, security, and reliability of software for safety-critical applications like autonomous vehicles and medical robots. This system aims to translate precise specifications into production-ready C/C++ and Rust software, continuously validating the results and providing evidence for readiness. The role involves leading a core team to develop this capability, combining AI agents, systems engineering, deterministic validation, security, and functional-safety practices into a production platform.

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NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our CSP Engagements team, focusing on system software for Datacenter products such as GB200. This role involves deep technical expertise in embedded firmware, Linux kernel development, and middleware development, combined with customer-facing responsibilities to enable cloud service providers with next-generation computing platforms. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, driving technical solutions from concept through deployment.

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NVIDIA is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the company's storage strategy for AI Cloud, focusing on the Neocloud Provider (NCP) and Cloud Service Provider (CSP) ecosystem. This role involves directing the architecture of high-performance parallel file systems, object stores, and block storage at exabyte scale. You will remain hands-on, collaborating with engineers, SREs, partners, and storage vendors, and leveraging NVIDIA's AI tools to enhance productivity. This is a unique opportunity to shape the storage framework for the AI era at a company that pioneered accelerated computing, ensuring that storage platforms can keep tens of thousands of accelerators continuously busy and power the largest AI workloads worldwide.

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NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Architect to join our GPU Communications Libraries and Networking team. This role involves co-designing next-generation data center platforms and scalable communication software crucial for advancing Deep Learning and High Performance Computing (HPC). You will investigate and identify communication performance bottlenecks, design and implement new communication technologies, and explore innovative hardware and software solutions for future platforms. This is an opportunity to break performance barriers and deliver cutting-edge technologies that power AI and HPC workloads at massive scales.

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NVIDIA is seeking a motivated Deep Learning engineer to integrate advanced communication technologies into AI stacks, including PyTorch, TRT-LLM, vLLM, and SGLang. You will work with the team that created communication libraries like NCCL and NVSHMEM, and technology like GPUDirect, to scale Deep Learning and HPC applications. Your work will directly impact AI application performance by improving communication between GPUs, making AI toolkits easier for the community to use. This role offers an outstanding opportunity for someone with an AI background to advance the state of the art in this space.

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NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to join their Deep Learning Solutions team. This role focuses on optimizing deep learning inference for autonomous vehicles and robotics on edge devices. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on specialist capable of analyzing model architectures at the operator level, identifying performance bottlenecks through kernel trace analysis, and evaluating modern AI architectures on GPU and SOC platforms. This position directly contributes to enhancing real-time perception and response capabilities for autonomous systems, working at the intersection of model frameworks, compiler technology, and embedded hardware. Collaboration with automotive OEMs, robotics teams, and internal hardware groups is a key aspect of this role.

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