HP IQ
Software Engineering Intern, Connectivity (Summer 2027)
San Francisco, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Develop on-device connectivity firmware and system software for connected devices, including wireless protocols, device pairing, sensing, and machine learning features.
What you'll do
- Develop and debug firmware and system software for wireless connectivity across devices and platforms.
- Design device discovery and pairing protocols, and optimize machine learning inference and sensing algorithms for constrained devices.
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams and contribute to testing, validation, documentation, and design reviews.
What they ask for
- Ability to write on-device firmware and system software in C, C++, or Python.
- Implement wireless connectivity protocols such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth across multiple device types.
- Design device-to-device discovery and pairing protocols.
- Develop sensing algorithms using data and AI techniques and optimize machine learning inference for resource-constrained devices.
Nice to have
- Previous experience with edge machine learning or AI inference on embedded devices.
- Familiarity with IoT or ambient computing, consumer software, wearable or mobile development, or agentic workflows.
Pay
$40.00–$50.00 per hour (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
AI focus
Explore sensing, machine learning, and AI techniques; optimize on-device machine learning inference and develop AI-enabled sensing algorithms.
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