Internships in Oakland, California, United States

WeVote is a 100% volunteer-powered, nonpartisan nonprofit building an open-source platform that helps voters make informed decisions through digital voter guides. As a Recruiting Intern, you will learn recruiting, interviewing, and talent operations by screening applications, conducting video interviews with potential volunteers, and partnering with the team to create volunteer opportunities.

Apprentice Teacher Assistants support YMCA Early Childhood Impact centers across the East Bay, providing high‑quality care and instructional assistance to children of all abilities. In this on‑site apprenticeship, candidates help lead classroom activities, supervise children, assist with meal service, and maintain safe learning environments.

Legal Department at Uncommon Law provides trauma-informed advocacy for incarcerated individuals. Legal Interns support the team by drafting communications, managing legal databases, conducting research, and assisting attorneys on case work.

Helix Electric, a leading electrical contracting firm, seeks a Project Engineer Intern to support project managers, coordinate with field teams, and contribute to project planning, budgeting, and safety. The role offers hands‑on experience across construction phases, mentorship, and exposure to BIM, Accubid, and procurement processes.

Helix Electric, a leading electrical contracting firm, seeks a Project Engineer Intern for Fall 2026. The intern will support project managers, coordinate between field and office, and contribute to project planning, execution, and budgeting.

Structural Engineering Internship at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) in Oakland, CA. The role supports SGH’s mission to deliver holistic engineering solutions by assisting with construction monitoring, field investigations, drafting, structural design, and client deliverables. Interns work onsite in the Oakland office, gaining hands‑on experience with hand calculations, analysis software, and field testing.

Join Ginkgo Bioworks as a Software Graduate Intern in the Autonomous Lab, where you’ll help build the digital brain that orchestrates robotic labs. Working with Catalyst, you’ll develop Python‑based protocols, create an AI scientist interface, and build data pipelines to feed experimental data into AI models.

Ginkgo Bioworks is building the world’s first Total Autonomous Lab, where code directs robotic labs 24/7. As a Software Intern in the Autonomous Lab, you’ll help create the digital brain that orchestrates robotic equipment, develop Python protocols for liquid handlers and plate readers, and build an LLM‑driven interface that lets scientists launch experiments via natural language.

Externship Opportunities at VetnCare offer veterinary students a 2‑week, hands‑on experience in a supportive clinical environment. Interns shadow veterinarians, observe diagnostics, treatment planning, and case management, and gain exposure to surgery, dentistry, urgent care, and exotic animal medicine.

NAI Northern California’s Commercial Real Estate team drives brokerage, development, and investment across the Bay Area. As a DoD Skillbridge Intern you’ll shadow agents, support lead generation, and learn the full transaction cycle while building a professional network.

NAI Northern California invites active‑duty U.S. Armed Forces members to join our dynamic commercial real estate team as a DoD Skillbridge Intern. In this hybrid role based in San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco, you’ll gain hands‑on experience in brokerage, development, and investment while working alongside seasoned agents.

Pro Bono Immigration Translator & Interpreter role at East Bay Community Law Center invites Berkeley Law students to provide interpretation and translation services in legal settings. Students will work under supervision of staff attorneys, assisting with client meetings, consultations, and case documentation.

Infrastructure team at METR builds and scales the open-source LLM evaluation platform that powers AI risk research. Interns develop and maintain cloud infrastructure, observability, and automation agents while debugging evaluation pipelines.

AI team at Postman builds large‑scale AI and agentic systems that power API workflows. As an AI Engineer Intern you will develop and validate models using PyTorch or JAX, design data pipelines, and help productionize inference APIs under senior mentorship.

Create & Learn team at SMASH delivers the award‑winning CS education program for K‑12 scholars. The Workshop Facilitator leads a cohort of ~25 scholars through project‑based learning in Python, AI or UI/UX, guiding inquiry‑based sessions and tracking progress.

Computing Sciences Student Program at Lawrence Berkeley Labs offers a 10–12‑week summer research experience in computational science, high‑performance computing, and data science. Interns work on projects within Applied Mathematics, ESnet, NERSC, or Scientific Data divisions, collaborating with staff to develop simulations, algorithms, or data‑driven tools.

Ambi Robotics is a well-funded startup on a mission to make e-commerce logistics more efficient and human-friendly with AI-powered robotics. The Robotics QA Intern will test robots, analyze results to validate core product functionality, and help design new tests and create documentation to improve warehouse operations.

Apollo — Block Applied R&D builds the Customer World Model, a continuously evolving representation of each customer's goals, context, and future needs that powers proactive intelligence across Block. The intern will own a research problem end‑to‑end, framing questions, developing methods, running experiments, publishing findings, and shipping successful work into production systems used by millions.

Equinox seeks motivated students for a Personal Trainer Internship in the Bay Area. The program offers hands‑on experience in a world‑class fitness environment, pairing academic knowledge with real‑world projects.

CertiK seeks a Business Development Intern to represent the company at local blockchain meetups, network with founders and VCs, and identify partnership opportunities. The role offers hands‑on exposure to blockchain security, mentorship from the partnerships team, and a potential pathway to full‑time positions.