Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2026) at Together AI

San Francisco, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Apr, 26

Salary

58.0

Posted On

06 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Development, Programming, Version Control, Collaborative Development, Problem Solving, Web Development, Databases, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, Open Source Contributions

Industry

Software Development

Description

About Together AI Together AI is a research-driven AI company. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models. We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI. We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers and engineers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure. Role Overview As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from designing scalable systems, building product features, to optimizing performance-critical code. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build robust, user-focused solutions and contribute to our mission of delivering cutting-edge technology. This role is on-site at our HQ in San Francisco, CA and you’ll be placed into one of our engineering teams spanning Machine Learning, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, and Inference. Responsibilities Design and develop high-quality software across our tech stack from low-level system to customer-facing UIs Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver features and improvements Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code with a focus on maintainability Participate in code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization Contribute ideas to shape the direction of our products and technical infrastructure Qualifications Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, earned or expected by Summer 2027 Excellent programming skills Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows Ability to solve problems creatively and communicate trade-offs effectively Bonus: Experience with web development, databases, distributed systems, or cloud platforms, OSS contributions. Internship Program Details Our summer internship program spans over 12 weeks where you’ll have the opportunity to work with industry-leading engineers building a cloud from the ground up and possibly contribute to influential open source projects. Our internship dates are May 18th to August 7th or June 15th to September 4th. Compensation We offer competitive compensation, housing stipends, and other competitive benefits. The estimated US hourly rate for this role is $58/hr. Our hourly rates are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge. Equal Opportunity Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. Please see our privacy policy at https://www.together.ai/privacy

Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will design and develop high-quality software across the tech stack and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver user-focused solutions. You will also participate in code reviews and contribute ideas to shape product direction.