Sparse Linear Algebra Libraries Intern - Summer 2027 - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$20 - $71 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 October 2026 by the employer.
Join the Sparse Linear Algebra team to develop libraries like cuSPARSE.
About the role
This role is for a software engineering intern on the Sparse Linear Algebra team, which develops libraries like cuSPARSE that are key to high-performance computing and deep learning software stacks. These libraries provide computing primitives for operations such as sparse matrix-vector and sparse matrix-matrix products.
What you'll do
- Prototype and develop numerical algorithms for high-performance sparse linear algebra libraries for GPUs.
- Analyze the performance of GPU implementations and identify opportunities for improvements.
- Collaborate with team members to understand software use cases and requirements.
- Implement new numerical algorithms and define APIs.
- Analyze performance and address difficult numerical corner cases.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing MS or PhD in Computational Science, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent program area.
- Strong C++ programming, debugging, performance analysis, and test design skills.
- Experience implementing sparse linear algebra algorithms.
- Parallel programming experience using CUDA and/or OpenMP.
- Experience with domain-specific language design, code/kernel generation, and compiler optimizations.
Skills: Sparse Linear Algebra, cuSPARSE, GPU, CUDA, C++
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 51-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
956
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$235k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (956 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 289 | 956 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1008 | 6164 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 43 d | 51 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: Sparse Linear Algebra, cuSPARSE, GPU, CUDA, C++
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 287 open roles · median 44 d
- Qualcomm · 61 open roles · median 56 d
- AMD · 53 open roles · median 22 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 89 d
- Cerebras · 39 open roles · median 79 d
- Intel Corporation · 36 open roles · median 13 d
How we counted: 956 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.