Junior Software Engineer (Paid Summer Internship) – Uppsala
Do you want to gain practical experience and work with world-leading software and services for embedded development?
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Are you currently pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Science or similar topics? Do you want to gain practical experience and work with world-leading software and services for embedded development? We are looking for two summer workers to join our office in central Uppsala for 6-8 weeks between June and August of 2026.
About the Role
You will get the opportunity to work on real projects, collaborate with experienced engineers, and contribute your own ideas in an innovative environment. We have a few prioritized projects for the summer, and together we will find the task that best matches your interests and skills:
Continuous Delivery (proof of concept): Develop an internal CI/CD delivery solution to automate and simplify the distribution of IAR's installers. You will build the solution on existing Jenkins CI Pipelines and explore package managers like APT (Linux) and Chocolatey (Windows).
Improve IDE unit testing: Improve the reliability of our IDE platform by expanding code coverage with new unit tests in GoogleTest and integrating them into our Jenkins pipelines. The project also involves evaluating modern C++ alternatives to our current testing framework.
Who we're looking for
As a person, you are curious, take initiative, and have a desire to learn. You are a problem-solver and a team player with good communication skills. Furthermore, we believe that you have:
Programming and scripting skills, experience with test frameworks, testing and knowledge of Linux.
Nice-to-haves are experience with C++, package management and Jenkins.
What we offer you
IAR is a multi-cultural and global business in a fast-growing industry, an organization where every co-worker's individual role is very important in the big picture. We welcome new ideas and take pride in our achievements. We offer you the opportunity to work in a curious, knowledge-sharing environment with a strong team spirit, where we will support you to grow both professionally and as an individual. We are problem-solvers and take on new challenges with excitement and energy.
You will get:
An educational and developing summer job period with supervision from our experienced engineers.
A competitive salary and the opportunity to make valuable contacts within the industry.
About IAR Systems
IAR delivers world-leading software and services for embedded development, empowering companies worldwide to create secure, high-quality products that shape the future. Since 1983, our solutions have helped ensure reliability, security, and efficiency in the development of more than one million embedded applications across industries such as Automotive, Industrial Automation, IoT, MedTech, and Safety.
With support for 15,000 devices from over 70 semiconductor partners, we enable innovation and success for our customers. Headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, we operate globally through strategically located sales and support offices.
IAR is part of Qt Group, operating as an independent business unit while strengthening our ability to deliver comprehensive solutions for embedded systems.
IAR at a glance: https://www.iar.com/about
Application
This role is based in our Uppsala office, on-site most days with some possibility of working remotely. Interviews will start from April 13th and onwards, so please send in your application as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing from you.
- Department
- Engineering
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Locations
- Uppsala
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About IAR Systems AB
IAR delivers world-leading software and services for embedded development, empowering companies worldwide to create secure, high-quality products that shape the future. Since 1983, our solutions have helped ensure reliability, security, and efficiency in the development of more than one million embedded applications across industries such as Automotive, Industrial Automation, IoT, MedTech, and Safety.
With support for 15,000 devices from over 70 semiconductor partners, we enable innovation and success for our customers. Headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, we operate globally through strategically located sales and support offices.
IAR is part of Qt Group, operating as an independent business unit while strengthening our ability to deliver comprehensive solutions for embedded systems.