Autonomous Driving Software Intern – Summer 2027

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Autonomous Vehicle Software Engineer Intern to contribute to the design, development, and validation of software powering self-driving systems. You will work with AV Platform teams to build safe, scalable software for real-world autonomous vehicles.

You will develop production-ready code, ramp quickly on codebase, participate in reviews, and collaborate with hardware, systems, test, and safety teams to ensure seamless software integration.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a full-time degree program (BS/MS) in CS or related field.
• Experience with OOP languages (Python, C++) in production or applied projects.
• Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy production-ready code across components of vehicle platform software.
• Quickly ramp up on assigned codebase, product area, and/or system.
• Complete assigned tasks efficiently with few iterations.
• Identify problem statements, outline optimal solutions, account for trade-offs and edge cases.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and design resign.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, systems, test, and safety to ensure seamless software integration.
• Communicate effectively across multiple stakeholders.
• Provide observability and troubleshooting services of production systems and support.

Skills

Python

C++

Code reviews

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Tools

Linux

Job description

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Autonomous Vehicle Software Engineer Intern to contribute to the design, development, and validation of software powering self-driving systems. You will work with AV Platform teams to build safe, scalable software for real-world autonomous vehicles.

You will develop production-ready code, ramp quickly on codebase, participate in reviews, and collaborate with hardware, systems, test, and safety teams to ensure seamless software integration.