Job Title: Software Engineering Intern - Systems
** ** ** Department:****** Software Engineering
** ** ** ** Job Level:******** L2
** FLSA:** Temporary/Seasonal - Internship

Job Summary:

Bear Robotics is a global tech startup on a mission to elevate hospitality through robotics and automation. We're looking for a Systems Engineering Intern to join our Infrastructure & DevOps team at our Redwood City, CA office. This is a hands-on opportunity to work with modern systems tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, and Bazel, while contributing to automation, scalability, and developer tooling.

This full-time, in-person internship runs for 3 months with the potential for extension or full-time hire based on performance and team needs. It's a great fit for someone with strong CS fundamentals who's eager to grow in a collaborative, real-world systems engineering environment.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform
• Support deployment and management of Kubernetes services and tooling
• Extend internal build and test workflows powered by Bazel
• Write and improve internal tools and automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Rust
• Contribute to infrastructure projects that improve scalability, observability, and developer experience
• Participate in documenting internal systems, tools, and best practices
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Required Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:

• Strong computer science fundamentals (e.g., operating systems, networking, data structures)
• Familiarity with Linux system internals (file systems, processes, networking)
• Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar language
• Interest in infrastructure, automation, and systems reliability
• Self-motivated, curious, and capable of learning new technologies quickly
• Clear, friendly communicator and strong collaborator
• Must be available for onsite work at our Redwood City, CA office

Preferred Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:

• Familiarity with infrastructure tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, or Docker
• Exposure to or interest in Rust, Bazel, or CI/CD tooling
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Previous internship or hands-on project experience
• Contributions to open-source or personal infrastructure projects

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or currently pursuing such a degree (Bachelor's or Master's).

The pay for this position is $30 to $40 per hour in Redwood City, CA. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand, walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

Bear Robotics, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.

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