2027 Summer Internship (US) - Software Engineer

Zebra Technologies • Holtsville, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Zebra’s 2027 Summer Internship prepares students for entry into the business world by providing an understanding of the organization’s functions and insight into a career with Zebra. Interns receive training and hands-on experience, participate in social and professional development activities, and have a professional mentor. This role focuses on developer productivity, scalable CI/CD and test automation infrastructure, and practical AI applications that optimize the software development lifecycle.

The intern will build backend AI agents and automation to accelerate defect reporting, root-cause analysis, and QA workflows. The work includes orchestrating Jira defect entry, extracting debugging logs and test data, identifying when regressions were introduced through historical test analysis, and rerunning failed tests across alternative configurations. The intern will also learn about Zebra’s enterprise hardware and software portfolio and collaborate with business contacts across business units.

This is a hybrid internship based in Holtsville, New York, with an expectation of at least three days of in-office attendance. The listed salary range is $30.00–$40.50 per hour. The internship program also lists summer Fridays when applicable, more than 30 social and professional events over 12 weeks, global immersion with teams and interns, and an intern allowance when applicable.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate (MS or MA) degree program in Computer Engineering or a similar field.
• Anticipated graduation date between May 2028 and May 2029.
• Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using developer-focused AI tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor to accelerate coding, debugging, and refactoring.
• Experience with stateful, multi-agent frameworks such as LangGraph for autonomous decision-making workflows.
• Familiarity with search and retrieval architectures, including Elasticsearch or vector databases such as Weaviate, for retrieval-augmented generation.
• Proficiency with automated testing frameworks such as Appium, PyTest, or Robot Framework across physical and virtual device environments.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex AI and automation concepts to cross-functional teams.
• A proactive mindset, willingness to learn quickly, readiness to experiment with emerging tools, and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Familiarity with enterprise collaboration tools such as Microsoft Office 365 and Teams, and development platforms such as Git and Jira.
• Commitment to ethical AI practices, data privacy, security, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend AI agents to accelerate defect reporting, root-cause analysis, and QA workflows while minimizing user input.
• Automate and standardize Jira defect entry and proactively prevent duplicate tickets.
• Automate the collection of debugging logs and test data to give software engineers troubleshooting context.
• Analyze historical test data to identify the last known passing state and isolate where and when regressions were introduced.
• Rerun failed tests on alternative configurations to validate failure boundaries without manual intervention.
• Develop understanding of software engineering practices related to Zebra’s enterprise hardware and software portfolio.
• Collaborate with business units and day-to-day business contacts, practicing interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.

Benefits

• Summer Fridays, when applicable with the team.
• More than 30 social and professional events in 12 weeks.
• Global immersion with teams and interns.
• Intern allowance, when applicable.
• Zebra Total Rewards may include healthcare, wellness offerings, inclusion networks, continued learning and development, community service days, insurance, parental leave, an employee assistance program, and paid time off, depending on country and eligibility.
• Roles are eligible for cash incentive programs; some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern