Embedded Software Development Intern (Summer '25) - Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.

The Elevator Pitch  

Do you want to gain hands-on experience in embedded software? Are you eager to learn and develop critical skills for your future career as an engineer? 

In this 10-week Embedded Software Intern role, you will learn to be a part of a team of developers, responsible for a piece, but working along with others without breaking your work and the larger code base. An experience that can't be emulated in academia. Not only will you be gaining critical skills in embedded software, but you will also have the opportunity to be exposed to the ins and outs of the company, while getting exposure to all other departments and how they operate. 

Success in the Role: What are performance outcomes over the first half and second half of the internship you will work toward completing?  

In the first 5 weeks, you will: 

• Understand Evolv, our product and culture, what we do, and why we do it 
• Successfully install the environment and tools we use for development 
• Develop familiarity with the code part you are involved with 
• Run Express system, collect scans, analyze the data 
• Complete a design review for the internship project 
• Develop questions about implementation details 

In the last 5 weeks, you will: 

• Complete your designated internship project 
• Be able to describe how it assists the system 
• Be a vital part of the team 
• Help others with setting up 
• Have a better idea of what you want or don’t want out of your career 

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis? 

 Technical Development 

• Our team does embedded C++ development. As a member of the team, you will get more experience using nuances of the language, learn how to carve a part of the code without impacting other pieces unintentionally. 
• You will get familiar with troubleshooting bugs, performing trials on HW, and understanding how interaction with others can impact your work. 

 Design and Communication 

• As part of your project, you will create a technical requirement document describing what you plan to implement and how you plan to do it. What memory and communication resources you would require will be reviewed on whether these can be accommodated within our system. 
• You will create an automated test plan and write code to verify your code continues to work correctly even if other code pieces around it change, so when you go back to school, things don’t get lost. 

 Team Collaboration 

• In addition to your project lead, you will be working with our dev tools team to make sure nothing breaks, you will work with other team members as needed, when your code touches their area of expertise, and you will work with the SQA and test automation teams on good practices for verification of the work. 

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team?  

• You will be joining the Software Team, reporting to the Principal Software Engineer. 

• The team culture is one based on building trust, collaboration, on-going development through kindness, authenticity, courage, drive and fun!   

Where is the role located?  

• The location of this role is based in Waltham, MA with some flexibility in being remote for a few days (with the manager’s consent) and commuting outside peak traffic hours.  We do not provide relocation assistance at this time.

 What is the pay range?

• The hourly pay range for this internship position is $20-$27 an hour. Our pay ranges are determined by your current level of education.

Benefits

At Evolv, we’re on a mission to help make public spaces safer through innovative security technology. Rooted in our values of authenticity, kindness, courage, drive, and fun, we offer the opportunity to make a real impact. Our team thrives in a supportive, honest environment where creativity and collaboration are celebrated, and where we challenge the status quo to keep improving. 

Evolv Technology (“Evolv”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace, and all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where we operate. Evolv will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Evolv is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of the job application process, please connect with us at careers@evolvtechnology.com.