Software Engineer, Intern

The RoleWe're looking for Software Engineering Interns to join Abridge's Engineering team for a 3-month internship program in Fall 2026, with the possibility of extension. You'll collaborate with our engineering team to build and ship real-world features that translate cutting-edge language model capabilities into dependable clinical systems. With mentorship and guidance, you'll gain hands-on experience designing, coding, and releasing AI-powered software that makes a meaningful impact on clinicians' workflows.What You'll DoDesign and build end-to-end features, enhancing our existing systems and contributing to agentic LLM workflows (retrieval pipelines, structured tool use, chained LLM calls)Fix user-facing bugs and issues, and make quality-of-life improvements across our backend and frontend systemsGet hands-on with evaluation frameworks that measure accuracy, robustness, and clinical reliabilityHelp prototype with new models, prompting techniques, and open-source orchestration tools (LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.)Develop a strong user-centric mindset, building empathy for Abridge's clinicians and the challenges they faceCollaborate across cross-functional product teams — design, product, machine learning, and infrastructure — to ship features to our customersReceive guidance from an experienced software engineering mentor, and collaborate one-on-one with teammates within your podWhat You'll BringCurrently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical fieldA strong interest in pursuing a full-time software engineering role in 2027 — high-performing interns are eligible to receive a return offerAI tooling is already part of how you work — you use it to write, debug, and learn faster, and you know when to trust it vs. verifyPassion for and understanding of Abridge's missionA curious, adaptable, and proactive mindset, with a desire to learn and grow in a fast-paced startup environmentA collaborative, low-ego mindset — we move fast, and we need team players who are eager to contribute wherever neededBase Salary: $40/hrMust be willing to work from our San Francisco (Potrero) or New York City (SoHo) office 5x per week.This internship is based in our San Francisco or New York City office. Relocation to either location will be supported through reimbursements.