To promote and accelerate the whole brain emulation, our foundation is focused on

• Encouraging scientific collaboration to create stepping-stone technologies
• Publishing reviews of scientific literature and technology developments
• Maintaining R&D roadmaps to identify and address scientific and engineering challenges
• Increasing general awareness of the human adaptability gap and the possibility that neural prosthesis, whole brain emulation and substrate-independent mind may offer solutions
• Hosting conferences or workshops, and providing informational material
  

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About Carboncopies Foundation
The Carboncopies Foundation is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science and technology of whole brain emulation - the process of transferring the structure and functions of a brain from its original substrate to another computational substrate of a neural prosthesis. Founded by neuroscientists and technologists, we serve as a nexus for research collaboration, education, and public discourse on the path toward preserving and extending human cognition.
Our work spans multiple disciplines including neuroscience, computer science, nanotechnology, and philosophy. Through workshops, webinars, publications, and community building, we bring together researchers, students, and enthusiasts who share our vision of developing technologies that may one day allow for the precise mapping and functional recreation of neural architectures. We believe that whole brain emulation represents not only a profound scientific challenge but also a potential pathway to extending human experience, knowledge, and consciousness beyond current biological limitations.
For over 15 years, we have been at the forefront of research and development in this field, fostering collaboration between leading neuroscientists, technologists, and visionaries who share our mission. Our efforts have been powered by a dedicated community—over 100 volunteers have contributed to our initiatives over the years, with 30+ actively driving our programs forward today.
This is a REMOTE UNPAID Summer Intern position*
Position Overview
We are seeking an LLM Infrastructure Intern with a DevOps mindset to build, deploy, and maintain the production systems that house our large-scale neural models. While our researchers focus on the "what," you will focus on the "how"—ensuring our LLM pipelines are scalable, observable, and cost-effective. This role is ideal for a software engineer who wants to master the deployment lifecycle of foundation models within a mission-driven neuroscience organization.
Key Responsibilities

• Model Deployment & Orchestration Deploy LLMs and embedding models using containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and orchestration tools (e.g., BentoML, Ray Serve, or vLLM).
• CI/CD for LLMs Build and automate CI/CD pipelines for model updates, ensuring seamless integration between research code and production environments.
• Vector Database Management Administer and optimize production vector databases (Pinecone, Milvus, or Qdrant) for high-performance retrieval in RAG systems.
• Monitoring & Observability Implement logging and monitoring for LLM performance, tracking metrics like Tokens Per Second (TPS), latency, and model drift using tools like Weights & Biases or LangSmith.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Use Terraform or Ansible to manage cloud-based GPU clusters and storage solutions for neural data.
• API Development Develop and maintain high-performance FastAPI/Flask wrappers around model endpoints for use by the wider Carboncopies developer community.
  

Qualifications

• Python Mastery Strong experience in backend Python development with a focus on asynchronous programming and API design.
• DevOps Toolkit Proficiency with Docker and version control (Git). Experience with Kubernetes or cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure) is a major plus.
• LLM Serving Familiarity with inference optimization techniques like quantization (GGUF/EXL2), caching strategies, and load balancing.
• Database Knowledge Experience managing both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL/Vector databases.
• Systems Thinking Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and optimize resource allocation for GPU-intensive tasks.
• Educational Background Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  

Time Commitment

• Flexible, approximately 20 hours per week , Internship time frame is 3-4 months
  

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The Carboncopies Foundation is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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