Software Engineer, Intern - Labs (Summer 2027)

The role

Software engineer interns will develop, maintain, and ship technical elements within teams like Perception, Autonomy Platform, or Air Cloud. They will collaborate with team members to solve real problems for customers through software and robotics solutions.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain and ship technical elements
• Act on feedback, coaching, and mentorship
• Actively learn about the elements to which you contribute
• Collaborate with your team to solve problems for customers
• Participate in intern programming
• Present summer learnings during a final presentation

Required qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• No more than 2 years of full-time work experience
• Graduating between Fall 2027 to Summer 2028
• Experience working with databases (e.g., AWS, SQL, etc.)
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Proficient experience working with at least 1 object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Kotlin, etc.)
• Experience writing clean code, working with version control, and doing unit testing

Nice to have

• At least 1 previous Software Engineering internship or equivalent relevant experience
• Curiosity about and experience using AI-powered tools to support software development, problem solving, and learning
• Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various systems
• Excited to develop, release and run large-scale web applications
• Experience with solutions for systems monitoring, live deployments, and continuous integration
• Experience with real-time technology problems
• Experience working with service-oriented architecture, writing APIs, and designing systems
• Participation in project or research-based technical work, hackathons, technical conferences/organization, on-campus student organization leadership, technical teaching assistant roles, or other techn

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program

Before you apply

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• F-1 students are eligible if using Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
• DoorDash does not support students on J-1 visas

About the company

DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery. DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash working at the intersection of software engineering and robotics.