2027 Summer Internship (US) - Software Engineer
About The Position
Zebra’s 2027 Summer Internship prepares students for entry into the business world by providing an understanding of the functions of the organization and insight into a career at Zebra. Interns receive training and hands-on experience, participate in social and professional development activities, and have a professional mentor. This role focuses on building developer tools, CI/CD and automation infrastructure, and AI applications that improve developer productivity and automate software development lifecycle workflows. The work includes supporting automated tests across a device farm and providing developers with failure analysis.
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
- Proficiency with developer-focused AI tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor for coding, debugging, and refactoring.
- Experience with stateful, multi-agent frameworks such as LangGraph.
- 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.
- Proactive learning mindset, adaptability, and willingness to experiment in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365, Teams, 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 Jira defect entry, standardize reports, and prevent duplicate tickets.
- Gather debugging logs and test data automatically to provide engineers with troubleshooting context.
- Analyze historical test data to identify the last known passing state and locate where regressions were introduced.
- Retrigger failed tests on alternative configurations to validate failure boundaries without manual intervention.
- Build technical knowledge of software engineering practices related to Zebra’s enterprise hardware and software portfolio.
- Collaborate with business units and practice communication with day-to-day business contacts.
Benefits
- Summer Fridays, as applicable with the team.
- 30+ social and professional events in 12 weeks.
- Global immersion with teams and interns.
- Intern allowance, when applicable.
- Healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings.
- Community service days, traditional insurance, parental leave, employee assistance program, and paid time off offerings, depending on country of employment.
- Cash incentive program eligibility; some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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