Root Access · 16 hours ago
Software Engineer -- Intern
New York, NY
Internship
Onsite
InternRoot Access is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to join their paid summer 2026 internship cohort. The intern will contribute to core product development by designing, building, and debugging software tools and systems, while also enhancing engineering workflows with AI-powered developer tools.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Design, build, and debug software tools and systems using Python, TypeScript, or Rust
Use our internal AI-powered developer tools to prototype and enhance engineering workflows
Help implement and test key product features like project generation, build automation, and developer-facing APIs
Provide structured feedback on usability, bugs, and edge cases—you’re part of the product feedback loop
Build demo apps, scripts, or workflows that stress-test our tools and showcase new features
Read technical docs, specs, and code to verify model output and ensure reliability (yes, we still read docs)
Qualification
Required
Design, build, and debug software tools and systems using Python, TypeScript, or Rust
Use our internal AI-powered developer tools to prototype and enhance engineering workflows
Help implement and test key product features like project generation, build automation, and developer-facing APIs
Provide structured feedback on usability, bugs, and edge cases—you're part of the product feedback loop
Build demo apps, scripts, or workflows that stress-test our tools and showcase new features
Read technical docs, specs, and code to verify model output and ensure reliability
Preferred
Have experience building CLI tools, dev scripts, small web or backend apps
Think hardware is really cool with some hobbyist-level experience programming MCUs
Have used or contributed to build systems or developer tools (e.g., VS Code extensions, CLIs, GitHub Actions)
Come in with previous work or internship experience shipping to production
Be hungry to contribute to an ambitious startup
Benefits
Paid summer 2026 internship
Company
Root Access
Helping teams configure and program mission-critical hardware with AI.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase