Full Stack Software Engineering Intern

Gecko Robotics · Software Engineering

Pay: $40 – $80 per hour
Where: New York City
Posted: Sep 16

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role at a Glance

Gecko Robotics is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineering Intern to join our Engineering team in New York for Summer 2027.

What you'd do

Own a scoped full-stack project from design through deployment under the guidance of experienced engineers.
Build user-facing features in React and TypeScript that support real operational workflows.
Develop backend APIs and services in Python that ingest, transform, and serve structured and unstructured data.
Design data models and schemas, and write the logic that parses, associates, and validates data from multiple sources.
Use version control, code review, testing, and structured debugging to produce maintainable code.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and Forward Deployment Engineers to understand how customers use the product, with the option to travel to a customer site during the summer.
Present your project, results, and recommended next steps at the end of the internship.

What they want

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline, with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028.
Ability to work onsite in New York, Monday through Friday, for the full Summer 2027 internship.
Foundational programming experience in Python and JavaScript or TypeScript, including object-oriented or functional programming concepts.
Experience building a web application end to end (frontend and backend) through coursework, projects, research, hackathons, or a prior internship.
Working familiarity with Git or similar version control systems.
Understanding of relational databases and REST APIs.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical work, explain tradeoffs, and collaborate on ambiguous problems.
Ability to independently close knowledge gaps, stay organized, and learn from feedback.

About Gecko Robotics · Software Engineering

You are a builder who likes seeing your work used. You are comfortable moving between frontend and backend, you break large problems into shippable pieces, and you communicate clearly about what you built, what you learned, and what you would do next. At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment.