Software Engineer Intern (Transportation Routing )

Gordon Food Service•Wyoming, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Looking to build connections, careers, and a future at one of North America's largest food service distributors? Do this and more as a Gordon Food Service intern at our Home Office! Our 12-week paid internship program offers firsthand experience and meaningful projects that have an impact on our business. Throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals receiving mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities that will expose you to various aspects of our industry. Build Connections By: Working alongside our Transportation Routing team that serves our customers, employees, and partners across North America and Canada. Collaborating with other Gordon Food Service interns and employees in the following areas: Communications Finance Accounting Human Resources IT Marketing & Merchandising Supply Chain Sales Build a Career: In the Transportation Routing department by: Using scripting and approved AI tools to organize technical documentation, business rules, integration details, and support procedures into a consistent knowledge structure. Add source links, application tags, document owners, and review dates to prepare content for LLM-based assistants. Building and demonstrating a limited LLM-powered knowledge assistant using approved tools and reviewed documentation. Enable source-linked answers to common routing, onboarding, and support questions, with human review and clear handling of missing or conflicting information. Evaluating the prototype against a small set of real transportation questions and document answer accuracy, source quality, and time to locate information. Deliver the cleaned knowledge set, reusable preparation scripts, maintenance guidance, and recommendations for the broader agentic ecosystem. Build the Future by: Being an intern at Gordon Food Service, North America's largest family-owned broadline food service distributor and working alongside our Transportation Routing department. Attending unique networking opportunities in and outside the office. Engaging in our mentorship program Shadowing jobs across the organization to explore your career path potential Participating in Gordon Food Services’ community and stewardship efforts Developing personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more Embedding directly with a team that treats AI as a core collaborator. You will gain hands-on experience using and developing intelligent systems to deliver real-world business impact

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a university pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
Must be authorized to work in the US.
Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher

Responsibilities

Using scripting and approved AI tools to organize technical documentation, business rules, integration details, and support procedures into a consistent knowledge structure.
Add source links, application tags, document owners, and review dates to prepare content for LLM-based assistants.
Building and demonstrating a limited LLM-powered knowledge assistant using approved tools and reviewed documentation.
Enable source-linked answers to common routing, onboarding, and support questions, with human review and clear handling of missing or conflicting information.
Evaluating the prototype against a small set of real transportation questions and document answer accuracy, source quality, and time to locate information.
Deliver the cleaned knowledge set, reusable preparation scripts, maintenance guidance, and recommendations for the broader agentic ecosystem.
Attending unique networking opportunities in and outside the office.
Engaging in our mentorship program
Shadowing jobs across the organization to explore your career path potential
Participating in Gordon Food Services’ community and stewardship efforts
Developing personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more
Embedding directly with a team that treats AI as a core collaborator.
Gain hands-on experience using and developing intelligent systems to deliver real-world business impact