Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

Job overview

The Software Engineering Intern role is onsite, with opportunities to work with teams in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Irvine, California; Longmont, Colorado; Fremont, California; Rochester, Minnesota; and San Jose, California. Compensation is not specified. The internship supports Western Digital’s work building storage systems for data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure. The role provides early-career experience across software, firmware, data analytics, and systems integration. Interns may design, build, test, troubleshoot, and improve tools or systems in collaboration with engineering teams, contributing to products and infrastructure that support data storage at scale.

What you'll do

• Depending on the aligned internship opportunity, design and develop system software, engineering tools, or applications
• troubleshoot and optimize software
• build data pipelines, databases, dashboards, or analytics tools
• develop and debug embedded firmware
• collaborate with hardware and software engineers
• support system requirements, integration, testing, and performance improvements. These activities are described as potential responsibilities and may vary by opportunity.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

software engineering intern

summer 2027

system tools software

applications software

data analytics

firmware engineering

systems integration

early career

western digital

san jose ca

colorado springs co

irvine ca

longmont co

fremont ca

rochester mn

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits described include paid vacation and sick leave
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• employee assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• transit benefits
• employee stock purchase plan
• and 401(k).

Why this role

Posting supports current and anticipated early-career hiring needs; applying does not guarantee an immediate opening or interview. Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant technical field.

About the employer

Western Digital is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing. Sector: 33.