Intern, Software

Amperesand; Reno, San Francisco (NV, CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Amperesand is seeking highly motivated software developer interns for a fast-paced grid-technology startup. The role focuses on designing real-time firmware for power conversion control and contributing to edge compute layers for observability and analytics.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in university, have strong C/C++, Rust, or Golang skills, and are excited to build on-site in a lab setting. On-site work five days a week, with a comprehensive U.S. benefits package for employees.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university.
• Strong foundation of algorithms, operating system concepts, and data structures.
• Experience with embedded/real-time systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing real-time firmware for control of power conversion stages.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to review architecture, interface definitions, and system integration plans.
• Hands-on validation at hardware test labs, ensuring software operates reliably in real-world conditions.
• Building and maintaining automation tools for testing, deployment, and CI of embedded code.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Golang

Education

University student

Job description

Company Overview

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Role Summary

We are looking for highly skilled software developer interns for fast paced startup in the grid technology.If you are enthusiastic about developing real-time control systems or application level software, including data orchestration, analytics, this place is for you.

You will be part of the team buildingreal-time embedded software systemsthat controlenergy conversion and flowwithin advanced power platforms .Depending on your expertise, you’ll also contribute to theedge compute layer that provides observability, diagnostics, and analytics for these power control blocks.

We encourage students with open source projects who love to build and solve problems. Please share the details what you have built so far.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developingreal-time firmware for control of power conversion stages
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams toreview architecture, interface definitions, and system integration plans
• Conducting hands-on validation athardware test labs, ensuring your software performs reliably under real-world conditions
• Building and maintainingautomation tools for testing, deployment, and continuous integration of embedded code

Qualifications

• Excellent coding skills in C/C++ or Rust or Golang.
• Strong foundation of algorithms , database designs and operating system concepts.
• Understanding of the deployment tools .
• Ability to travel if needed.
• Ability to work in the factory/lab environment
• Currently enrolled in the university.

Bonus Qualifications

• Open source project contributions
• Prior experience in the energy domain or real time system development

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.

SF Pay Range

$20 - $45 USD

$20 - $45 USD

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.

• Competitive Salary +Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

Amperesandis an equal opportunity employer andcomplies withall applicable federal, state, and local fair employmentpracticeslaws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Amperesandis also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you needan accommodationat any point during the interview process.