Software Engineer Intern — Summer 2027

Job overview

The Software Engineer Intern — Summer 2027 role is onsite in Seattle, WA, for a 10–12 week internship; compensation is $37–$97 per hour, determined by academic level. The intern supports Shield AI’s mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Working alongside full-time engineers, the intern analyzes requirements, writes and debugs production-quality code, and ships a real feature or capability using Agile practices. Project work may span applications, embedded software, machine learning, or systems development, contributing to software for autonomous systems.

What you'll do

• Analyze requirements
• write, test, and debug code
• contribute to a real feature or capability using Agile development practices
• work with engineers on projects that may include applications, embedded flight software, machine learning models, or systems platforms
• collaborate using version control and team development workflows.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

software engineer intern

seattle wa

shield ai

summer 2027

$37-$97/hr

paid internship

autonomous systems

c++

python

machine learning

embedded software

agile development

mentorship

paid company holidays

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Mentorship, company-sponsored events, networking opportunities, paid company holidays, and a housing stipend for qualified hires
• relocation stipend may be available.

Why this role

Paid 10–12 week internship for students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field. A relocation stipend may be available; interns are responsible for arranging their own housing and travel to the office. Interns are eligible for paid company holidays and mentorship.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.