SaaS and IoT Software Engineering Intern

Impinj • Seattle, WA

5d • $26 - $40 • Hybrid

About The Position

Impinj is a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer. We’re inventing ways to connect every thing to the Internet — including retail apparel, retail general merchandise, healthcare items, automobile parts, airline baggage, food and much more. With more than 100 billion items connected to date, and multiple Fortune 500 enterprises around the world using our platform, we solve for a better understanding of our world. If it’s a thing, we’re working to connect it. Join Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet.
Team Overview:
Impinj is seeking a full-stack SaaS and IoT Software Engineering Intern to join our Enterprise Solutions team. We're building the next-generation platform that makes RAIN RFID technology accessible to businesses of all sizes, from healthcare to logistics to retail. Our work spans cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, real-time data processing, IoT device management, and developer tools.
Today, customers who want to run custom code on Impinj readers must cross-compile ARM binaries, manage complex deployment pipelines, and navigate low-level system interfaces. It is powerful but requires expertise on multiple fronts and significant developer investment. Your mission: make it radically easier.
You will design and build an edge compute package that integrates with our cloud-based fleet management platform. Instead of wrestling with ELF binaries and cross-compilation toolchains, customers will write code in a high-level language, use an intuitive API to access reader functions, and deploy with a click. You'll lead this end-to-end, from runtime design to cloud integration, and deliver a working proof-of-concept by the end of summer.
This is a lighthouse project. If it works, it changes how we think about customer development experience and could shape our product roadmap.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar program
• We care less about credentials and more about what you've built. Show us impressive coursework, side projects, open-source contributions, or anything else that proves you can write good software and solve hard problems. Experience with low level languages like C/C++/Rust in resource constrained environments.
• You take initiative, work independently, and find ways to overcome obstacles. Showcase your side projects or open-source contributions
• You're genuinely excited about building things; you ask good questions, dig into how things work, and bring enthusiasm to the team.
• Solid grasp of computer science basics, but also software development best practices. You thrive in close collaboration, communicate clearly, and know how to get stuff done on a team
• This project has design, product, and business strategy dimensions. We want someone who's interested in those considerations and can integrate them into technical decisions

Responsibilities

• Design and implement an edge compute runtime that lets customers write reader applications in a high-level language
• Build the supporting cloud infrastructure: bundle build/CI/CD, deployment, versioning, and rollback
• Create an intuitive API that exposes reader functions to the runtime, with clear documentation
• Integrate with our fleet management platform for configuration, deployment, and state reporting
• Build UI components for code management in the admin console
• Work directly with Product Management and the SVP of Engineering to translate product vision into technical implementation
• Characterize and optimize performance: CPU, binary size, network usage, and memory footprint
• Deliver a working proof-of-concept that demonstrates a radically simpler developer experience

Benefits

• Competitive benefits.
• Support for remote work or a desk with a view.
• Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team.
• Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world.
• Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated.
• We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern