[Hybrid Cloud] Research Tokyo Student Intern（Intern_TRL）【IBM Japan】

Job description

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
This job position is for IBM Japan.

[Summary]
We are hiring a few high motivated student interns to make a computing infrastructure high performant, sustainable, and secure for emerging workloads such as training and inferencing with AI foundation models (e.g. large language models).

[Job]
Research and development on system software to utilize AI accelerators (e.g. runtime, compiler), AI infrastructure optimization for high performance and sustainability on Kubernetes, AI foundation model solution or OpenShift, or Confidential Computing.

Period：Jan 1 , 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 (3 months or longer)
Time：9:00～17:36 (default)
Reduced working hours can be negotiated:
Place: Hakozaki Office (Tokyo) at IBM Japan
Salary:
9,700yen (for master's)」／10,900yen (for doctoral students)」(in case housing allowance is unnecessary)
15,700yen (for master's)」／16,900yen (for doctoral students)」(including housing allowance)
Commuting cost will be paid.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Basic computer programming skill and knowledge, basic English language capability to understand technical documents written in English and to have simple conversations in English. Besides, knowledge and skills in the areas mentioned in Job Description depending on the area of internship.

- AI Accelerator (including GPU)
- AI frameworks (e.g. PyTorch)
- Distributed Systems
- Operating System Internals and Virtualization
- Network and Storage Optimization for Distributed Parallel System
- System Performance Analysis and Modeling
- Container Orchestration
- AI Foundation Model solution (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- Confidential Computing.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Preferred to have knowledge of all of the above-mentioned skills.

Language:
* English communication skills for emails and conference calls is mandatory.
* Understanding and interests on different cultures are desirable.