Performance Engineering Intern, Gaming - Winter 2026

Details

NVIDIA is a worldwide technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. NVIDIA manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units (SOCs). The team is responsible for maintenance, development, and execution of Desktop Gaming Performance testing in Linux and Windows environments for GPUs, working on pre-production hardware, gaming software, and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and draft reports and charts to visualize results.
• Work with product development engineers to tune products for maximum performance and help define next-generation GPUs.
• Study and analyze performance across computing platforms including graphics, CPU, memory, storage, and networking.
• Develop, implement, and maintain automation tools to improve testing efficiency.
• Test standard and custom gaming applications on a variety of systems including desktop, ProVis, and virtualized platforms.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar area.
• Strong knowledge of and interest in PC games.
• Experience using Python and other programming languages.
• Knowledge or experience in AI development.

Preferred / Ways to stand out

• Automation experience.
• Interest in AI gaming.
• Working knowledge of operating systems and PC building.

Benefits

• Internship hourly rate: 20 USD - 71 USD (standard pay based on position, location, year in school, degree, and experience).
• Eligible for intern benefits (see: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/interns/).
• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse work environment.

Other details

• Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
• Application deadline: at least until December 21, 2025.
• Time type: Full time internship.