Performance Engineering Intern: Scale & AI Optimizations

IBM; Poughkeepsie (AR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

IBM is offering an internship in the IBM Z Performance and Architecture group. You will work on end-to-end performance analysis, modeling, and automation for enterprise workloads, collaborating with engineers across hardware, software, and data analytics teams.

The role emphasizes architecture understanding, operating system knowledge, and programming in C/C++, Python, Java, or assembly. A Bachelor’s degree pursuit is required, with strong problem-solving and teamwork skills expected.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in CS, CE, EE, or related field.
• Fundamental understanding of computer architecture, OS, software development, or digital systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze real-world enterprise workloads at scale to understand system behavior and opportunities.
• Build and use models to evaluate processor and system performance.
• Develop performance tests, benchmarks, tools, and automation.
• Support architecture, tracing, modeling, and workload characterization.
• Explore AI and Generative AI to improve analysis and productivity.
• Collaborate with architects, hardware designers, software developers, and performance engineers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

C

C++

Python

Java

Assembly

SystemVerilog

Linux/Unix

Job description

IBM is offering an internship in the IBM Z Performance and Architecture group. You will work on end-to-end performance analysis, modeling, and automation for enterprise workloads, collaborating with engineers across hardware, software, and data analytics teams.

The role emphasizes architecture understanding, operating system knowledge, and programming in C/C++, Python, Java, or assembly. A Bachelor’s degree pursuit is required, with strong problem-solving and teamwork skills expected.