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Software Engineer Intern

CompanyClockwork.io
LocationPalo Alto
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMarch 6, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
Interns will contribute to the design and development of high-performance distributed systems, building reliable and scalable software for time-sensitive applications. They will collaborate on core infrastructure, networking, and systems components while debugging and optimizing system performance.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
43
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Clockwork is the Software-Driven Fabric company for AI and high-performance workloads. Its FleetIQ intelligence layer addresses AI's core scaling bottleneck: communication between GPUs, clusters, and clouds. Positioned between workloads and infrastructure, FleetIQ observes, predicts, and controls in real time-maximizing GPU utilization and accelerating job completion. Delivered in pure software across heterogeneous networks, it transforms communication from the weakest link into a unified control plane that classifies flows by intent, steers around hot paths, and paces traffic to protect priority work-unlocking dramatically higher utilization. By turning idle silicon into productive intelligence, Clockwork enables enterprises, neoclouds, and hyperscalers to do more with the same GPUs-making AI faster, reliable, efficient, and sustainable. Companies including Uber, Wells Fargo, DCAI, Nebius, Nscale, and White Fiber trust Clockwork to power their most demanding workloads. Learn more at www.clockwork.io.
About the Role

About Clockwork Systems

Clockwork.io – Software Driven Fabrics to increase GPU cluster utilization

Clockwork Systems was founded by Stanford researchers and veteran systems engineers who share a vision for redefining the foundations of distributed computing. As AI workloads grow increasingly complex, traditional infrastructure struggles to meet the demands of performance, reliability, and precise coordination. Clockwork is pioneering a software-driven approach to AI fabrics by delivering cross-stack observability to catch and quickly resolve problems, workload fault tolerance to keep jobs running through failures, and performance acceleration that dynamically routes and paces traffic to avoid congestion.

To learn more, visit www.clockwork.io.

Clockwork Systems is seeking bright, versatile Software Engineer Interns who want to help develop and deploy next-generation time-sensitive distributed systems. If you enjoy solving complex systems problems and want to work on technology that operates at nanosecond precision, this is an opportunity to learn from a team of experienced researchers and engineers.

Join our team in Palo Alto, Ca and help build high-performance systems powering the next generation of computing infrastructure.

What You Will Do

  • Contribute to the design and development of high-performance distributed system
  • Build reliable, scalable software systems used in time-sensitive applications
  • Collaborate with engineers on core infrastructure, networking, and systems components
  • Debug, profile, and optimize system performance across multiple layers of the stack
  • Work closely with a small team of researchers and developers on real production challenges

Experience We Look For

  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design
  • Experience with kernel programming
  • Experience with concurrency and parallel programming
  • Exposure to database systems or building data infrastructure
  • Knowledge of networking protocols
  • Familiarity with NIC architecture and networking hardware is a plus

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Golang or Python
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Bonus Skills

  • Full-stack development experience
  • Experience with distributed systems, networking, or low-level systems programming

If you are excited about working on high-performance infrastructure and distributed systems at nanosecond precision, we’d love to hear from you.

Clockwork Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building world-class teams by welcoming bright, passionate individuals from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We believe diversity drives innovation, and we grow stronger together.

Key Skills
Data StructuresAlgorithmsSoftware DesignKernel ProgrammingConcurrencyParallel ProgrammingDatabase SystemsNetworking ProtocolsNIC ArchitectureCC++GolangPythonDebuggingProblem-SolvingDistributed Systems
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