Shield AI
Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027
San Mateo, California +1 · On-site · Internship · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo, California
Dallas, TX, US - Education
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, Data Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Develop software and support engineering projects in areas such as autonomy, perception, simulation, robotics, infrastructure, and data engineering.
What you'll do
- Build software tools and features, analyze data, and support testing and performance evaluation of autonomy and AI components.
- Contribute to data pipelines, developer workflows, CI/CD, and machine learning, computer vision, or robotics projects.
- Debug, document, and review software in collaboration with engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in a related field.
- Programming experience in Python, C++, or similar languages.
- Familiarity with source control, debugging, testing, and documentation.
- Ability to work onsite in San Diego, CA for the program.
Nice to have
- Experience developing software collaboratively; participation in robotics teams, research labs, hackathons, or significant software projects.
- Exposure to robotics, simulation, computer vision or machine learning tools, or cloud and large-scale data infrastructure.
Pay
$25 – $75 per hour (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, Git, ROS, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, NumPy/pandas
AI focus
Supports autonomy and AI systems, including robotics, computer vision, machine learning, and testing and evaluation of AI components.
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