Software Engineering Intern at Albacore (Philadelphia, PA)
Albacore· Philadelphia, PA·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Internship
Job description
Our team is hiring software engineering interns to join our team for the summer.
During that timeframe, you will help us:
- Scale vehicle production to double-digits.
- Conduct international demonstrations to NATO.
- Blow up a ship (legally).
About you:
- You are curious and excited to learn.
- You care about the quality of your work.
- You are resourceful and comfortable working independently.
- You want to start contributing from day one.
- You want to do the same work as our full-time engineers.
- You want to get your hands on real hardware and see your code move something physical.
Desired qualifications:
- Proficiency with linux and the linux command line.
- Experience with using and writing software for ROS (Robot Operating System).
- Hands-on experience building perception, planning, or control systems for autonomous robots.
- Experience writing systems software in low level languages such as C, C++, Rust, Zig, etc.
- Proficiency with Python, C++ and Rust.
- U.S. work authorization and ability to obtain a security clearance.
Why work at Albacore
- High-impact defense mission: Directly contribute to national security and maritime defense with a young, mission-driven team
- Early-stage ownership: Join post-seed, pre-scale startup (25 employees) where engineers have outsized influence on product and architecture
- Location: Based in Philadelphia, PA
- Open roles: Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer, Electrical Engineer (plus past openings for Powertrain Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Head of Supply Chain, and internships)
- Technical culture: Hands-on work spanning robotics, AI, propulsion, battery systems, manufacturing, and defense contracting — a broad, fast-paced engineering environment
- Backing: Y Combinator-backed with meaningful seed funding to support growth