Software Engineering Intern, Cloud Infrastructure

Bear Robotics • Redwood City, CA

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About The Position

As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Intern , you will help design, deploy, and optimize the cloud systems that power Bear Robotics’ growing fleet of service robots. You’ll work closely with software, DevOps, and robotics teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure cloud services that connect our robots to the real world. This internship is ideal for students interested in large-scale systems, cloud architecture, and IoT applications in robotics.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, C++ or any major language.
• Enthusiasm for robotics, IoT systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and eagerness to learn in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or container orchestration (Docker) and basic understanding of networking concepts.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work in an agile team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Kubernetes , Terraform , or Prometheus/Grafana .
• Experience or coursework related to microservices , security or distributed systems .

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining cloud infrastructure that supports real-time robot operations and telemetry.
• Work with tools like GCP , Kubernetes , Docker , and Terraform to deploy and monitor microservices.
• Help monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with software and robotics engineers to integrate cloud APIs with robot software systems.
• Support efforts to ensure data security, compliance, and resilience across cloud environments.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and system documentation.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience building infrastructure for real-world robots deployed in restaurants.
• Mentorship from senior software engineers.
• Exposure to production-grade CI/CD, container orchestration, and system monitoring.
• A chance to make an impact in the growing field of autonomous service robotics.
• Have an impact; see your work deployed to production.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern