Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Paylocity is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to join its AI Labs team in the Rochester, NY area. The intern will contribute to real AI experimentation and shipped work, use frontier AI tools, participate in agile development practices, and present their work to team and leadership.
Responsibilities
- Spend the summer embedded with the Rochester-based AI Labs team, contributing real, shipped work on active AI Labs bets under close mentorship
- Use frontier AI tools as part of your daily workflow
- Participate in the team's agile process: sprint planning, code review, demos, retros
- Present your work at the end of the summer to the team and AI Labs leadership
- Be considered, alongside your cohort, for one of a limited number of return offers into a full-time Associate Software Engineer role on the same team
Skills
- Currently pursuing a BS/BA in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with an anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028
- Comfortable with programming fundamentals like data structures, algorithms, at least one modern language either from coursework, prior internships, or personal projects
- Curious about AI technologies and interested in getting hands-on experience with AI services and LLMs, not just studying them
- Comfortable with ambiguity and genuinely energized by exploratory, fast-moving work rather than a fixed set of instructions
- Growth-oriented, and comfortable asking questions and learning in public
- Excited about the possibility of a full-time offer at the end of the summer, and willing to put in real effort toward earning one
- Actively pursuing a BS/BA in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, with an anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028
- Coding experience from coursework, prior internships, or personal/academic projects
- Working knowledge of programming fundamentals
- Genuine interest in AI/LLM technologies
- Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating in a small, in-person team for the full duration of the internship
- Exposure to .NET/C# is a plus
Benefits
- Hybrid work based in or willingness to relocate for the summer to the Rochester, NY area (Pittsford)
- Close mentorship from the Rochester-based AI Labs team
- At the end of the summer, a limited number of interns will be offered full-time Associate Software Engineer roles on the same team
- Employee resource groups (ERGs)
- Employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation
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