Embedded SDET Co-Op Full Time Intern January-June 2027

Career-defining. Life-changing. 

At iRhythm, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone, everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day, we collaborate, create, and constantly reimagine what’s possible. We think big and move fast, driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health, our company, and your career

About This Role:

Join an embedded software test team as an Embedded Software Development Engineer Test Co-Op that helps ensure cardiac monitoring technology performs reliably where software meets hardware. You will work inside an established test framework, learn how embedded firmware behaves at the system level, and automate workflows that make testing more repeatable and efficient. You will gain exposure to requirements-based testing, code review, defect investigation, and medical device software development while partnering with engineers to understand expected behavior, explore failure modes, and strengthen tests and tools.

Assignment Details

This is a full-time, six-month Engineering Internship / Cooperative Education (Co-op) assignment for a current student. It offers internship-style learning, mentorship, and meaningful project work, but it is not a traditional summer internship. Candidates must be available for the full January through June 2027 assignment in San Francisco.

Specific job responsibilities include:

• Working inside of our test framework to implement automated workflows
• Integrating internal tools from other teams within our test framework
• Learning system level knowledge of how our firmware (embedded software) performs
• Gaining familiarity with requirements, test cases and manual test methods
• Improving your programming skill through code review and test development tasks
• Working with other engineers to understand and correct bugs
• Learning about medical device software development lifecycles
   

About you:

You appreciate producing quality software and understand the value of requirements-based testing. You have a desire to gain a deep, practical understanding of how devices work and how they fail. You have strong debugging skills that help you systematically troubleshoot unfamiliar issues across hardware and software boundaries. You enjoy writing impactful software to automate repetitive tasks.

• Pursuing a degree or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Detail-oriented with excellent troubleshooting and critical thinking skills
• Proficient in Python and familiarity with coding standards (PEP 8)
• Understanding of OOA/OOD/OOP/OOT
• Familiarity with software debugging is beneficial
• Familiarity with version control systems (git) and release methodologies
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment
• Care just as much about doing things right as getting things done
• Have a passion for software automation

 

Full-time | January through June 2027 | San Francisco, California | $35.00 per hour

Housing assistance or a housing stipend is not provided. Candidates are responsible for arranging and funding their own housing during the assignment.

Location:

San Francisco

Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

Estimated Pay Range

$25.00 - $35.00

As a part of our core values, we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.

iRhythm provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including those who may have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at taops@irhythmtech.com

About iRhythm Technologies
iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care, iRhythm’s vision is to deliver better data, better insights, and better health for all.

Make iRhythm your path forward. Zio, the heart monitor that changed the game.

There have been instances where individuals not associated with iRhythm have impersonated iRhythm employees pretending to be involved in the iRhythm recruiting process, or created postings for positions that do not exist. Please note that all open positions will always be shown here on the iRhythm Careers page, and all communications regarding the application, interview and hiring process will come from a @irhythmtech.com email address. Please check any communications to be sure they come directly from @irhythmtech.com email address. If you believe you have been the victim of an imposter or want to confirm that the person you are communicating with is legitimate, please contact taops@irhythmtech.com. Written offers of employment will be extended in a formal offer letter from an @irhythmtech.com email address ONLY.

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