# Rust Software Engineering Intern - Fall

**Company:** [Atomicsemi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicsemi)
**Location:** Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $110k – $132k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Rust, Webassembly, C++, Gpu Programming, Webgpu, Vulkan, Opengl, Computational Geometry, Crdts, Ot, WebSockets, Protobuf
**Posted:** 2026-03-30

> Rust Software Engineering Intern builds high-performance tools for chip fabrication and design, including interactive editing, real-time collaboration, GPU-accelerated visualization, and geometry algorithms. Requires strong Rust or C++/systems programming, pursuing BS in CS/CE, and a portfolio of non-trivial projects.

## Job Description

## 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

## Compensation
Software Interns are paid an hourly rate equivalent to an annualized range of **$97,000-132,000**, depending on experience and education level. This range assumes a 40-hour workweek and includes up to 10 hours of pre-approved weekly overtime, paid at 1.5x the base hourly rate.

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