2027 Summer Intern - AI/ML Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

General Motors LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid US GM Holidays

GM Family First Vehicle Discount — GM

Intern events to network with company 

Growth opportunities within GM

Job summary

General Motors Company is offering a hybrid internship in Sunnyvale, CA, focused on developing and improving tooling and productivity for AV engineers. You will work with Go, Python, and related technologies to ship improvements to our development toolchains.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior engineers, adherence to best practices, and delivering reliable, scalable solutions while contributing to a strong engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program in Computer Science or related field.
• Graduating between December 2027 and August 2028.
• Strong understanding of highly scalable distributed systems.
• Experience writing Go or other languages used for production services.
• Understanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentals.
• Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Ship improvements to AV development toolchains and services with measurable impact on productivity and core metrics.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to identify pain points and implement reliable, scalable solutions.
• Communicate status of work effectively to the team.
• Follow software engineering best practices within the team.
• Contribute to the engineering culture on the team.
• Demonstrate high levels of accountability.

Skills

Go

Python

Distributed systems

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

SSH

Linux

Buildkite

GCP

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This internship is categorized as hybrid. The selected intern is expected to report to the office up to three times per week or as determined by the team. This internship may be considered remote for an individual in the Seattle area.

Locations: Sunnyvale, California

About the Organization

The AV Developer Productivity Organization is responsible for delivering and maintaining the tools and services engineers here at GM use every day to do their best work and drive our cars forward.

Tools and services we work on enhancing the entire development process of engineers at GM — how/where code is checked out, modified, compiled, tested, merged, and eventually deployed, including building and leveraging AI/Agentic tools to improve developer productivity.

Our goal is to ensure our AV engineers and others here have world class tools and a seamless development experience so that they can focus on the problems that matter most in their domain.

About The Role

We are looking for an intern with strong engineering fundamentals and who is passionate about developing tooling and productivity. As a member of this team, we are looking for someone who cares deeply about the quality of software and products the team owns. The way this engineer will deliver impact may vary depending on the situation but they will be expected to partner effectively with other engineers, take feedback and guidance from more experienced team members, and deliver effective and reliable solutions to tasks at hand.

What You’ll Do

• Ship improvements to our AV development toolchains and services which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity and our core company metrics.
• Leverage the guidance and experience of more senior engineers on the team to identify engineering pain points and implement solutions that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable.
• Effectively communicate the status of their work.
• Follow software engineering best practices within your team.
• Contribute to the engineering culture on the team.
• Demonstrate high levels of accountability.

Type of tools/functionality this position works on. Golang, Python, gRPC, SSH, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Buildkite, GCP, OpenTelemetry.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelors OR Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Graduating between December 2027 and August 2028.
• An academic understanding of highly scalable distributed systems.
• Experience writing Go or other languages commonly used for production services.
• Understanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentals.
• Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Attention to detail, and a desire to improve processes and systems around you.
• Experience with GCP.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience utilizing agentic developer tools.
• Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world.
• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship.

Compensation: The monthly salary range for this role is $9,600 – $11,800 per month GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2027 Student Program.

What you’ll get from us (Benefits)

• Paid US GM Holidays
• GM Family First Vehicle Discount Program
• Result-based potential for growth within GM
• Intern events to network with company leaders and peers

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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