Systems Infrastructure Research Internship

About Huawei Research and Development UK Limited

Huawei has the largest Research and Development organisation in the world with 100,000+ employees in research centers around the globe. Huawei R&D UK have design centers in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh, Ipswich and Bristol. We continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. We have expanded our collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies.

Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they’re at home, in the office, or on the go.

This spirit of innovation has led Huawei to work in close partnership with leading academic institutions in the UK to develop and refine the latest technologies. The company’s commitment to investment in R&D in the UK, through university partnerships or bespoke facilities such as the photonics centre in Ipswich, will keep the country at the forefront of global digital innovation. And through this commitment, the UK will play an increasingly significant role in helping Huawei to develop the technologies of the future that will transform the way we all communicate, work and live.

For the past 30 years we have maintained an unwavering focus, rejecting shortcuts and easy opportunities that don't align with our core business. With a practical approach to everything we do, we concentrate our efforts and invest patiently to drive technological breakthroughs.

This strategic focus is a reflection of our core values:

• staying customer-centric,
• inspiring dedication,
• persevering,
• Growing by reflection.

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Overview

Huawei’s vision is a fully connected, intelligent world.

To achieve this, we work to inspire passion for basic research around the world. Our combined passion drives development across the global innovation value chain. Huawei has the largest Research and Development organization in the world with 96,000+ employees in research centres around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centres in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh, Ipswich and Bristol. We continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. We have expanded our collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and drive your career forward. 

Job Summary

The Systems Infrastructure Research (SIR) lab is part of Huawei, Edinburgh and works on next-generation data centre technologies for the benefit of both internal and external (e.g., cloud) users. Our current areas of interest are serverless systems, cluster scheduling, operating systems, heterogenous hardware (CPU/GPU/NPU) and machine learning applied to systems software.

Huawei is looking for PhD interns in computer-related majors. If you are interested in operating systems, distributed systems, cloud-native applications, machine learning and have some project experience or academic research achievements, we’d love to hear from you.

We wish you have at least one of the following expertise and preferably more

• Strong background in operating systems and/or distributed systems.
• Strong background in applied machine learning.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies such as containers, Kubernetes, serverless etc.
• Good programming skills, master of at least one language, such as C/C++, Go, Python etc.
• Good communication, presentation and teamworking skills.
• Publications in peer-reviewed computer science academic conferences/journals

What We Offer

• Outstanding research and development experience;
• Mentorship from experienced professionals;
• Access to the cutting-edge technologies;
• Opportunity for training and development;
• Competitive salary and incentive schemes;
• Full time or part time, from 3 to 12 months, renewable;
• The possibility of a permanent position after internship.

We Wish You are

• PhD Student/Candidate in Computing Science or related disciplines;
• Good academic background and programming skills, publications in conferences or journals in the related fields (or other evidence of research activity);
• Able to work minimum 20 hours per week, full time is preferred.