Shield AI
Summer 2027 - Software Engineer Intern
San Diego, California · Internship · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- No years specified; coding experience may come from coursework, personal projects, or prior internships.
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Work with engineers over a 10–12-week internship to develop, test, and ship a software feature or capability for autonomous systems.
What you'll do
- Analyze requirements and write, test, and debug production-quality code using Agile practices.
- Build software for applications, embedded systems, machine learning, or systems platforms.
- Contribute a real feature or capability alongside full-time engineers.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as C, C++, Python, Java, or JavaScript.
- Foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design principles; experience writing, testing, and debugging code.
- Familiarity with version control and collaborative development workflows.
Nice to have
- Exposure to application frameworks, embedded systems, machine learning, cloud platforms, or distributed systems.
- Experience or interest in robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or defense.
Tools
C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Git, PyTorch, TensorFlow
AI focus
Potential project work includes training, evaluating, and integrating perception or decision-making models, such as object detection or sensor fusion, into an autonomy pipeline.
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