PhD Software Engineer Intern — Language & Code Tools

Gitar, Inc.; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 27,552 - 55,104; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Startup experience

Innovative environment

Opportunity for creativity

Job summary

A seed-stage technology firm in California is seeking Ph.D. students for Summer '25 internships focused on programming languages and compilers. As an intern, you'll design and develop cutting-edge developer tools and work alongside experienced engineers in a creative environment. Candidates with a strong research background in static analysis and automated code refactoring are preferred. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to the future of development platforms.

Qualifications

• Currently a Ph.D. student in Computer Science or a related field.
• Research experience in programming languages or compilers.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production-quality developer tooling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and ship new features.
• Contribute to the entire application lifecycle.

Skills

Experience in programming languages research

Static analysis

Automated code refactoring

GenAI/LLMs for code generation

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Ph.D. student in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Rust

TypeScript

JavaScript

Go

Java

Kotlin

Ruby

Python

Swift

Job description

A seed-stage technology firm in California is seeking Ph.D. students for Summer '25 internships focused on programming languages and compilers. As an intern, you'll design and develop cutting-edge developer tools and work alongside experienced engineers in a creative environment. Candidates with a strong research background in static analysis and automated code refactoring are preferred. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to the future of development platforms.