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Software Engineering Internship, Summer 2026

Aurora
Mountain View, California
Internship
Posted November 1, 2025
$52 - $65/hr
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Job Description

Aurora is seeking Summer 2026 Software Engineering Interns to work on developing and improving autonomous driving technology across various teams, including perception, planning, and developer experience, with a focus on impactful projects that enhance safety, performance, and reliability of self-driving systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and contribute to impactful software projects related to autonomous vehicle systems.
  • Collaborate with mentors and team members to design, implement, and test software solutions.
  • Participate in the development of safety-critical systems and analyze data to derive system requirements.
  • Work on sensor data processing, localization, mapping, and perception algorithms for autonomous driving.
  • Contribute to planning, control, and decision-making algorithms for vehicle actions.
  • Assist in building tools, dashboards, and simulation environments to support autonomous vehicle development.

Requirements

  • Actively pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Graphics, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to read and develop production quality software in C and/or Python.
  • Experience in writing robust, intuitive, high-performance code as demonstrated through previous internships, work experience, research projects, or conference publications.
  • Passion for solving challenging, impactful problems as part of a team, and a win-together mindset.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship.
  • Interns pursuing an undergraduate degree must be available to work in Mountain View, CA or Pittsburgh, PA, with hourly pay rates of $52.00 and $47.00 respectively.
  • Interns pursuing a master's degree must be available to work in Mountain View, CA or Pittsburgh, PA, with hourly pay rates of $58.00 and $52.00 respectively.
  • Interns pursuing a doctoral degree must be available to work in Mountain View, CA or Pittsburgh, PA, with hourly pay rates of $65.00 and $58.00 respectively.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: $52.00-$65.00 per hour depending on degree pursued and location
Work schedule: Internship during Summer 2026
Work environment perks: Mentorship, collaboration with full-time team members, events and programming for skill development
Additional benefits: Impactful projects aligned with company priorities, opportunity to develop new skills, inclusive culture, commitment to diversity and inclusion, accommodations for disabilities

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