2025 SWE Internship @ Copper?
Interested in joining a revolution in Robotics software engineering?
Join us for an internship at Copper Robotics!
We are redefining how robot software is built with our modern stack in Rust.
This is a chance for you to work in a professional setting on an Open Source project and build your portfolio.
Responsibilities
Working on meaningful improvements to the stack like improved parallelism, distributed workload, AI based scheduling etc...
End to End ownership. You are here to learn what it is like to be a Software Engineer. We will help of course but we believe that the best way to learn is to actually engage in meaningful work and own it.
Qualifications
Be proficient in Rust is a must prior to joining.
Good understanding and interest in system programming and computer architecture. ie. if you need to google what "cache coherency" or "memory prefetching" means, this might not be an internship you'll enjoy...
Good working English.
Good communication skills (especially if remote)
A good sense of humor, we are serious about what we are doing while having a blast!
Pluses
Robotics: algorithms, hands on builds, drivers, integrations, competitions etc...
ML: Fast inference, accelerated computing (SIMD/GPU), Q learning.
Contributions to APIs or development tooling.
How to Apply?
Our interview process is straightforward and hands-on. Instead of traditional whiteboard challenges like inverting a binary tree, we want to see you tackle a real-world task directly related to Copper. Here’s how it works:
Visit our GitHub repository: https://github.com/copper-project/copper-rs
Browse through the open issues and pick one that interests you and feels like in your alley.
Dive in, comment on the issue or ping us on our discord server about how you plan to solve this and work on a solution. When it is ready, post a PR! Feel free to ask questions or engage with us if you need guidance on discord!
This approach helps us evaluate how you think, collaborate, and solve problems while giving you a taste of what it’s like to contribute to Copper and something to show not only to us but to any recruiter!
We look forward to seeing what you can do. Let us know if you have any questions or need help getting started!
