Summer 2027 Software Development Engineering Intern, AI Applications

Job overview

The Summer 2027 Software Development Engineering Intern, AI Applications role is onsite in Milpitas, CA. Compensation is $38.94 per hour. The intern supports SanDisk’s internal AI platform, which provides production AI assistants used by engineers across the company. The role contributes to engineering productivity by building and improving AI agents, retrieval systems, interfaces, and backend services. The intern will help evaluate agent quality and deliver tested software features used by engineering teams.

What you'll do

• Build and improve Python-based AI agents, tools, prompts, and multi-agent workflows
• contribute to retrieval-augmented generation systems, search, embeddings, ranking, and ingestion pipelines
• develop React/Next.js and TypeScript chat features
• build MCP servers and FastAPI backend services
• work with PostgreSQL, Docker, and CI/CD
• evaluate agent quality through tracing, observability, benchmarks, and prompt iteration
• use AI coding tools while reviewing and owning shipped code.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

summer 2027 intern

ai agents

software development

python

langgraph

rag

react

typescript

mcp

fastapi

milpitas ca

sandisk

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Mentorship
• paid vacation and sick leave
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• transit benefits
• employee stock purchase plan
• 401(k)
• potential incentive and long-term incentive eligibility.

Why this role

Production AI assistants used daily by engineers; hands-on work across agents, RAG, MCP, and full-stack delivery; mentorship from engineers building production agent systems.

About the employer

SanDisk is hiring for this role. Industry: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing. Sector: 33.