Software Engineering Intern

Primary Function of PositionThe Core Technologies Engineering (CTE) group within Intuitive has an immediate opening for a Software Engineer Intern position in Sunnyvale, CA. We are building a suite of developer productivity tools to streamline the development of surgical robots. We do everything, from fast-and-correct distributed software build to fuzzing and dynamic code generation to improve the reliability of the codebase. Apply if you want to learn the complexities involved in a large software project and recognize the impact of your changes on the whole organization while expanding your modern software engineering toolkit.

Essential Job Duties

• Application development to streamline developer workflows: fast linters, code fuzzers, dynamic and static analyzers: you name it, we have it. It will be a tool that provides development productivity improvements. You will pick one project, integrate it into the software engineering flow, and measure its impact in three months.
• A successful candidate must excel in a high-energy focused team environment, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage self-supporting production of results with the need to partner during planning, development, integration, and evaluation of research concepts and minimum viable products.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience building AWS apps application in any of the following languages: Python, Rust, or C/C++
• Exceptional interest in any of the following topics: compilers / build systems / linting / static and dynamic review
• Familiarity with Bazel/NixOS/Nix packaging is a plus

University Hiring Program Eligibility Requirements:

• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.
• Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process.

Required Education and Training

• Current enrollment in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or related degree-seeking program at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate level.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay (paid at an hourly rate), benefits, and a housing allowance. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including relevant skills and experience for this internship, degree-seeking academic program (PhD, Master’s, Bachelor’s, etc), year in school, and location. The hourly rate is prorated against the intern program salaries listed and total program compensation will be based on internship duration.