2026 Internship Project: Software Engineering, Rigetti Computing

Computer Vision & Automation

Salary not provided

Undergraduate ($35), Masters ($45), Graduate Level ($50)

CSS

TypeScript

HTML

Python

Excel

Tensorflow

PyTorch

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Fremont, CA

Cloud-based quantum computing

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Cloud-based quantum computing

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseDeep TechMachine LearningCloud ComputingScience

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Undergraduate ($35), Masters ($45), Graduate Level ($50)

CSS

TypeScript

HTML

Python

Excel

Tensorflow

PyTorch

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Fremont, CA

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseDeep TechMachine LearningCloud ComputingScience

Company mission

To build the world’s most powerful computers to help solve humanity’s most important and pressing problems.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

This role is ideal for students pursuing industry careers in software engineering, machine learning engineering, or applied AI
Gain hands-on experience building a production-oriented computer vision system in an industrial environment
The internship provides exposure to backend automation, machine learning integration, retraining workflows, and lightweight full-stack development
Skills developed align directly with industry roles in Software Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, and Applied AI
Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in CS, SWE, or related field
Strong Python skills
Experience working with structured data and filesystems
Solid software engineering fundamentals
Ability to independently manage a scoped 12-week engineering project

Desirable

Coursework or experience in computer vision or image classification
Familiarity with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)
Experience with TypeScript, HTML, CSS
Interest in applied, production-oriented machine learning systems

What the job involves

Rigetti is seeking a motivated student (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in CS, SWE, or related field) to develop a production-oriented, on-premise data automation and computer vision solution
This is an applied engineering role focused on building operational systems intended for future production integration rather than academic research
The intern will develop a Python backend to process structured inspection data and apply image classification, design a retrainable model workflow, and contribute to a lightweight web UI for reviewing results
The intern will work closely with Defect Metrology and Software Engineering teams to ensure domain accuracy and production-quality implementation
Backend / Data Processing
Develop Python automation for structured file processing (CSV/Excel)
Implement robust filesystem logic and idempotent processing
Design outputs suitable for production integration
Add logging, configuration management, and documentation
Computer Vision
Implement, integrate, and validate an on-prem image classification model
Design a retraining workflow to incorporate new labeled data
Support model evaluation, performance analysis, and versioning
Front-End UI
Contribute to a lightweight web UI (TypeScript, HTML, CSS)
Display and filter structured inspection results and images
Support workflow for review and retraining selection

Our take

Quantum computing received its first proof of concept in recent years, but remains abstract and unapproachable in terms of real-life applications. The technology would be enormously beneficial in combination with recent tech innovations such as cloud computing, but this application has been relatively unexplored.

Rigetti Computing builds quantum-computer systems that can be accessed through a cloud-based platform. These cloud services allow users to utilize the power of Rigetti's computers, built through a hybrid of quantum processors and traditional servers. The idea here is to increase access to the cutting-edge potential of quantum computing to all types of companies.

Despite the company's respected position in the field, which saw its 2022 participation in a joint project with Riverlane to tackle syndrome extraction (a key step in making quantum computers more accurate), it has found little fortune in 2023. In February it layed off 28% of its staff and replaced both its CFO and CTO, as it faced delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company hopes that refocussing on its core technology will enable it to recover from this situation and regain its footing moving forward.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

26% female employees

-18% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)

Jun 2022

$0.7m

GRANT

Aug 2020

$79m

SERIES C

Total funding: $272.8m

Company benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage - we cover 98% and 95% of employees’ and dependents’ premiums respectively
Stock-based compensation for every full time employee
Flexible vacation policy
Remote work options
Generous parental and military leave

Company HQ

Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Leadership

Subodh Kulkarni

(CEO)

Member of the Board of Directors at KeyTronic Corp, Chairman of the Board at Prism Computational Sciences, and BoD Member at CyberOptics, where they were formerly the President and CEO.

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