Software Engineering Intern - Winter '27

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

As a Software Engineering Intern for Winter 2027, you'll join a Vercel engineering team and ship production code that customers use. By the end of your internship, you'll have scoped, built, and shipped an end-to-end project, with mentorship from the engineers who own the system. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

What it asks for · 1

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, graduating in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028

Also a plus

• Have written code in Go or Rust
• Have contributed a merged pull request to an open-source project

What the job covers

• Own an end-to-end project: scope it with your manager, build it, and ship it to customers
• Write production code and review pull requests alongside the engineers who maintain it
• Debug live systems by tracing issues through the stack and fixing the root cause
• Post written progress updates and flag blockers as soon as they come up

Degree language

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, graduating in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028

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Words the posting leans on

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• production code2×
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• request2×
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