About the role#
XPENG is seeking interns for the General Intelligence Center for the Summer 2027 term. This program focuses on recruiting for technical roles that support the development of physical AI technology, autonomous driving systems, and large-scale AI infrastructure.
What you'll do#
Interns will assist with hiring efforts across several technical departments. You will support recruitment for:
- AI and Machine Learning roles, including foundation models, pretraining, VLA, VLM, LLM, and RL.
- AI Infrastructure roles.
- Software Engineering roles.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship.
- The role is based on-site in Santa Clara, California.
- Sponsorship is not provided for this position.
- We are looking for candidates currently pursuing degrees in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
About XPENG
XPENG is a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles founded in 2014. The company focuses on the development of smart vehicle technology, including driver-assistance systems and in-car operating software. It maintains headquarters in Guangzhou and operates additional offices in Beijing and Palo Alto. The company produces vehicles at manufacturing plants located in Guangdong province.
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