Meta
Research Scientist Intern, MSL Infra Kernels & Optimizations (PhD)
Found: February 24, 2026
This internship is based in London, UK.
Responsibilities:
- Explore, prototype, and productionize optimized ML kernels for Meta’s AI workloads.
- Co-design and optimize parallelisms and compute efficiency for large-scale training systems.
- Investigate improvements to algorithms and tooling across multiple accelerator types.
- Benchmark and analyze AI workloads to provide feedback for future hardware and model designs.
- Collaborate with AI & Systems Co-design to guide Meta’s AI hardware strategy.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Generative AI, NLP, or a related field.
- Specialized experience in GPU architectures, ML compilers, or ML systems.
- Experience in developing AI infrastructure or algorithms in C/C++ or Python.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Intent to return to degree program after the internship.
- Experience with large-scale deep learning models.
- Knowledge of Generative AI models or distributed ML systems.