Summer 2025 Intern, Software Development Engineering (Apps) (No Relocation Provided)

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

Join an internal tools team responsible for multiple applications and databases that provide critical support to Western Digital’s worldwide product engineering teams as they build the next generation of data storage devices. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work alongside world-class engineers, learn about a foundational technology that powers the modern world (HDDs!), and the chance to deploy your recently acquired skills and knowledge in a real-world use case of Gen AI Summarization. The ideal candidate is a curious, creative, and tenacious problem solver with a passion for AI and software engineering. They are eager to learn, empathetic to users' pain points, and excited by the challenge of creating user-centric software solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop methodologies for evaluating AI models
• Identify optimal base LLM and text embedding models for given use case
• Survey data available for training and,
• Determine best approach to incorporate into training pipeline
• Create project plan for development of a Gen AI Summarization tool
• Project execution responsibilities (if time allows):
  • Develop, test, and deploy Gen AI Summarization tool
  • Participate in code peer reviews
  • Collaborate with end users and content subject matter experts
  • Provide timely updates on the status of your work and communicate clearly with other team members

Qualifications

Required:

• Must have right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)
• Be currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (Graduating between May 2026 - December 2026)
• Have completed one or more courses covering Gen AI, LLMs, Machine Learning and/or Data Science
• Possess core understanding of Python, Java, or C++ programming languages
• Have excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Be able to work independently and take initiative
• Commitment to writing quality code and delivering excellent user experiences

Preferred:

• Knowledgeable in file I/O handling and text parsing methods
• Experience with open-source AI tools such as LlamaIndex and Huggingface
• Understanding and experience developing RAG-based applications
• Knowledge of NLP concepts and methodologies
• Understanding of the internal algorithms that underpin candidate LLMs and text embedding models
• Background in Computational Linguistics

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics