Research Intern – Video World Models (research & Ml Systems)

Tencent Cloud

Palo Alto, California, US
Base: $80,168.40 to $124,800.00 py; bonus/equity: ...
Interactive world model architecture
Distributed training pipelines
High-performance gpu optimization
We are building foundational World Models that inherently understand physics, causality, action spaces, and complex dynamics directly from internet-scale data

Job Summary

  • We are building foundational World Models that inherently understand physics, causality, action spaces, and complex dynamics directly from internet-scale data.
  • The role involves architecting highly scalable distributed training pipelines and writing custom hardware kernels to maximize model FLOPs utilization and enable real-time inference.
  • Full-time interns are eligible for paid sick leave, paid holidays, and enrollment in the company-sponsored medical plan.

Matching Summary

We are building foundational World Models that inherently understand physics, causality, action spaces, and complex dynamics directly from internet-scale data.

Salary

Base: $80,168.40 to $124,800.00 per year; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Paid sick leave, paid holidays, medical plan eligibility

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • interactive world model architecture
  • distributed training pipelines
  • high-performance GPU optimization
  • production-level Python coding
  • large-scale machine learning systems
  • modern generative AI paradigms

Nice-to-have

  • competitive programming background
  • experience with CUDA or Triton kernels
  • top-tier AI publication record
  • visionary full-stack hacker-researcher mindset
  • experience with PyTorch FSDP and Megatron

Key Requirements

  • PhD or exceptional Master’s in CS or related field
  • exceptional coding proficiency
  • experience with AI infrastructure and scaling
  • first-author publications in top-tier AI or ML systems venues

Work Rights

Not specified

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