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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 building next-generation, high-performance applications that power distributed systems at scale. We are looking for Full-Stack Software Engineer Interns who want hands-on experience designing and building both backend and frontend systems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
If you love coding across the stack, solving challenging problems, and delivering real impact, this role is for you.
What You’ll Do- Design, implement, and deploy scalable backend services
- Build responsive, user-friendly frontend applications
- Work across the full stack, integrating frontend interfaces with backend systems
- Collaborate on API design, database modeling, and system architecture
- Debug and optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to team-wide engineering best practices
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, EE, or related field
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) and backend frameworks (Django, Node.js, Spring)
- Solid understanding of databases, REST APIs, and software design principles
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and full-stack development concepts
- Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Exposure to low-latency or high-performance systems
- Previous full-stack project experience (personal, academic, or professional)
- Work on challenging engineering problems
- Learn from a small team of senior engineers
- Build real-world applications that impact distributed systems at scale
- California sunshine and the heart of Silicon Valley tech culture
- Catered lunches and a collaborative, inclusive environment
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.
Clockwork Systems, Inc. Palo Alto, California, USA Office
3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94306
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