Rust Software Engineering Intern - Fall

About The Role

We are seeking Rust Software Engineering Interns for the fall term. The internship begins in September, with a preferred commitment of 4 to 8 months. You will help build the next generation of high-performance tools for chip fabrication and design.

Responsibilities

• Build deeply interactive editing tools with low-latency, CAD- or Figma-like interfaces for geometry manipulation, routing, annotation, and measurement
• Develop production-grade Rust software targeting both native and WebAssembly environments
• Architect real-time collaborative systems, including state synchronization, conflict resolution, and efficient data transmission
• Implement efficient algorithms for geometry querying, graphs, and routing
• Build high-performance rendering and visualization pipelines from GPU-accelerated rendering and spatial indexing to streaming massive datasets, visualizing millions of polygons, or rendering complex 3D fields
• Continuously profile and optimize CPU, GPU, memory, and network performance to push the limits of responsiveness and scale
• Own major features end-to-end and work closely with internal users, including process engineers and circuit designers, to deliver powerful, intuitive tools that solve real problems

Required Experience

• Pursuing a BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or demonstrated exceptional skill in software engineering
• Strong programming skills in Rust, or significant C++/systems programming experience and a strong desire to learn Rust quickly
• Solid understanding of systems fundamentals: memory, performance, concurrency
• Experience building non-trivial software projects from scratch (personal, academic, or professional)
• Interest in one or more of the following areas: real-time systems, computational geometry, algorithms, GPU programming, visualization

Nice-to-have Experience

• With interactive software such as Figma, Blender, CAD tools, KiCad, or scientific computing environments
• Background in compiling to WebAssembly or building rich applications
• Familiarity with schema evolution, database migrations, or serialization formats like Protobuf
• Understanding of collaborative or distributed systems (e.g., CRDTs, OT, WebSockets)
• Exposure to geometry or graph algorithms, optimization, or simulation (including spatial data structures and hierarchical representations)
• Experience with graphics rendering pipelines (WebGPU, Vulkan, OpenGL)
• Exposure to advanced 2D/3D visualization, simulation, or novel user interfaces