Software Engineer Intern (Transportation Routing )

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Looking to build connections, careers, and a future at one of North America's largest food service distributors? Do this and more as a Gordon Food Service intern at our Home Office! Our 12-week paid internship program offers firsthand experience and meaningful projects that have an impact on our business. Throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals receiving mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities that will expose you to various aspects of our industry.

Build Connections By:

• Working alongside our Transportation Routing team that serves our customers, employees, and partners across North America and Canada.
• Collaborating with other Gordon Food Service interns and employees in the following areas: Communications Finance Accounting Human Resources IT Marketing & Merchandising Supply Chain Sales

Build a Career: In the Transportation Routing department by:

• Using scripting and approved AI tools to organize technical documentation, business rules, integration details, and support procedures into a consistent knowledge structure. Add source links, application tags, document owners, and review dates to prepare content for LLM-based assistants.
• Building and demonstrating a limited LLM-powered knowledge assistant using approved tools and reviewed documentation. Enable source-linked answers to common routing, onboarding, and support questions, with human review and clear handling of missing or conflicting information.
• Evaluating the prototype against a small set of real transportation questions and document answer accuracy, source quality, and time to locate information.
• Deliver the cleaned knowledge set, reusable preparation scripts, maintenance guidance, and recommendations for the broader agentic ecosystem.

Build the Future by:

• Being an intern at Gordon Food Service, North America's largest family-owned broadline food service distributor and working alongside our Transportation Routing department.
• Attending unique networking opportunities in and outside the office.
• Engaging in our mentorship program Shadowing jobs across the organization to explore your career path potential.
• Participating in Gordon Food Services’ community and stewardship efforts.
• Developing personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more.
• Embedding directly with a team that treats AI as a core collaborator.

Meet the following qualifications to be considered for our 2027 internship program:

• Currently enrolled in a university pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Must be authorized to work in the US.
• Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Taking advantage of our competitive benefits package including:

• Paid Weekly Flex Hours
• Gordon Food Service Store Discount
• Employee Assistance Program

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to View email address on click.appcast.io and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.

For more than 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered uncompromised quality and heartfelt service. From a butter-and-egg delivery service, it has grown into the largest family-operated foodservice business in North America. Today, the company serves customers from restaurants, to healthcare and education, across the U.S. and Canada through its distribution network and more than 180 retail stores.