Desktop Software Intern (Summer 2027)

Formlabs · Software Engineering

Pay: $1,850–$2,250/hr
Where: Somerville, MA
Posted: 6 days ago

Do you want to change how the world creates?

At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

We’re a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.

Software is at the center of our product development, as it bridges the transition from digital models to beautiful physical form in 3D printing. As an intern on our software team, you’ll get to see code you write released in software that ships to customers.

What you'd do

Develop novel and performant algorithms in modern C++ to tackle problems related to laser path planning, physics modeling, computational geometry, and 3D rendering
Optimize and improve existing code to make every clock cycle count
Contribute to cutting edge new product lines
Cross platform (Win, Mac) desktop application development using C++17 and Qt
Design and implement well-structured code with strong focus on maintainability, reusability, and testing
Work in an agile product-focused environment
Interested in developing high-performance software at the intersection of mathematics and science
Comfortable tackling complex problems in unfamiliar domains, reading papers to understand the state-of-the-art
Interested in image processing and geometry algorithms, parallel computing, and related mathematics
Experienced in developing and optimizing low-level software (bonus points for C++!)