Which intern offer to accept?

I've got internship offers from nvidia (gpu architecht role) and akuna capital (c++ swe). which one would be better?


Full time pay stats:
akuna total ctc: around 240k (base ~150k)
nvidia: around 200k (base ~170k)
please shed some lights on which has better scope and conversion rate to full time job
 

Which one to choose?

Akuna capital (C++ SWE) Intern
34% (14 votes)
Nvidia (Gpu architecht) Intern
66% (27 votes)
Total votes: 41
11 Comments
 

people who answered Akuna are brainwashed by finance. After a few years at Nvidia, you can get to wherever HF you want as a SWE (after interviewing ofc)

 

Nvidia 1000x and it's not even close. 

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