Top Internships in Sacramento, CA

Software engineering intern supporting the design, development, integration, and enhancement of complex software applications. The role involves contributing to team goals, creating innovative solutions, developing high-quality features, applying software development lifecycle and configuration management practices, and collaborating with engineers. Interns receive mentorship, hands-on experience, relocation benefits, and short-term housing when eligible.

Mechanical Engineering Interns will assist with designing and developing mechanical systems, components, and assemblies; conduct engineering research and analysis; collaborate cross-functionally on technical problems; and participate in testing and validation. The role provides hands-on exposure to industry-standard tools, manufacturing processes, product testing, and real-world engineering projects, along with mentorship and professional development.

Develop and implement embedded software and systems, analyze system efficiency and stability, optimize I/O performance, and support software quality assurance. Responsibilities include coding, testing, troubleshooting, and monitoring embedded system software while working closely with hardware. The internship provides hands-on engineering experience, mentorship, professional development, relocation benefits, and short-term housing eligibility.

Develop and integrate complex software applications as part of a Honeywell engineering team. Interns will contribute software features to products, apply software development lifecycle and configuration management practices, analyze problems, develop efficient solutions, and collaborate with global teams while receiving mentorship and hands-on experience.

Work as a Python development intern building applications and APIs, processing and analyzing data, working with databases and data pipelines, contributing to system architecture, writing clean documented code, and collaborating with the team. Strong emphasis on backend development, SQL, ORMs, and REST API design with potential conversion to full-time.

Build and ship production software across the frontend and backend, working closely with founders, customers, and product teams. Develop AI-powered features and systems involving web scraping, unstructured data, PDF parsing, and cloud infrastructure. Translate real-world real estate and financing problems into technical solutions, make high-impact decisions, and own shipped code. The internship may convert to a full-time role.

Reports on California politics and policy from the State Capitol, contributing to the California Playbook newsletter and broader coverage. Responsibilities include researching, reporting, writing, editing, aggregating content, covering spot news, and meeting fast deadlines. The intern works with the California Playbook team, may work early or late hours, reports in the field as needed, and participates in newsroom training and feedback sessions.

Participate in a 12-week agricultural operations internship supporting inventory management, cycle counts, warehouse and logistics activities, product movement, customer deliveries, operational data analysis, process improvement, and safety compliance. Collaborate with operations, sales, procurement, and customer service teams, then present project findings to leadership using PowerPoint.

Report and write about California politics and policy for POLITICO’s California Playbook newsletter and broader audiences. Responsibilities include research, reporting, writing, editing, content aggregation, spot news coverage, and production under deadline. The intern will work with the California Playbook team, cover the State Capitol and governor, contribute to breaking and enterprise reporting, and report in the field as needed. The role is full-time and hybrid in Sacramento, with occasional early-morning or late-evening work.

Support outbound prospecting, market research, CRM tracking, product demos, and cross-team coordination. Draft MoMs, follow-ups, proposals, and content while learning B2B SaaS and AI.

Supports greenhouse and field breeding trials, plant phenotyping, controlled pollinations, data collection and management, seed handling, and harvest activities. The intern collaborates with breeders and research teams while gaining practical experience in vegetable breeding, seed production, crop improvement, and agricultural research operations.

Part-time Tax and Audit Intern supporting tax return preparation, audit and assurance engagements, client projects, research, workpapers, and financial reporting. The role involves managing multiple engagements, communicating with clients, meeting deadlines and budgets, and developing accounting and industry knowledge through training and practical experience.

Supports Kiva’s Business Development team by researching prospective partners, conducting outreach, managing inquiries, analyzing partner performance, creating case studies and pitch materials, and supporting partner onboarding and engagement. The intern also assists with marketing collateral, presentations, charts, graphs, and borrower-support content while developing partnership-building, research, communication, and relationship-management skills.

Supports Kiva’s strategic partnerships pipeline through prospect research, outreach drafting, pitch decks, proposals, conference preparation, and partnership materials. Tests and documents AI tools for business development workflows, helps organize engagement history, and contributes to templates and special projects. The role provides practical experience in business development, storytelling, partner engagement, and AI-enabled workflows while supporting corporate, foundation, and individual donor partnerships.

Paid six-week remote internship supporting government data infrastructure. Responsibilities include building and maintaining web scrapers and ingestion pipelines, researching data sources, validating data quality, monitoring source failures, improving scraper resilience, and documenting extraction logic. The role uses TypeScript, Python, browser automation, APIs, structured data formats, Git, and AI-assisted tooling.

Supports instructional design for commercial sales training by applying the ADDIE process, developing interactive eLearning with multimedia tools, creating curricula, evaluating learning materials, and assisting with LMS operations. The intern works with Articulate 360, Vyond, Adobe Creative Suite, and other content development platforms while demonstrating strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and independent work skills.

Supports Purina animal nutrition sales with national retail and farm-and-ranch accounts. Responsibilities include executing sales-growth projects, participating in sales calls, conducting market research, and traveling extensively to assigned territories. The intern must be able to travel up to 75%, lift 50 pounds, traverse uneven ground, and maintain a valid unrestricted driver's license. The position runs from May through August 2027 and is virtual, with proximity to an airport required.

Supports Kiva U.S. loan operations by screening applications, assisting borrowers during fundraising, managing delinquency, improving processes and infrastructure, collaborating with partners, analyzing data, collecting borrower stories, and enhancing training resources. The role is a six-month, part-time remote volunteer internship supporting entrepreneurs and cross-functional program initiatives.

Corporate Treasury Services intern supporting special projects, training, community service, networking, and department presentations. The role provides practical experience in financial services and requires collaboration with department managers, communication skills, basic accounting or math ability, confidentiality, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. The internship runs from June 1 through July 30, 2027, in Jackson, Memphis, or Birmingham.

Support the Data Integrations & Platform team by prioritizing martech integration opportunities, managing partner onboarding and API access, organizing technical documentation, prototyping autonomous AI agents, and defining an integration context layer. Measure process performance and improve agent success rates while collaborating with engineers and AI tooling.

Supports employees with everyday technology needs, including laptop, account, and application setup and maintenance. Assists with support requests, troubleshoots common technical issues, contributes to IT documentation and projects, and collaborates across the organization. The intern gains hands-on exposure to IAM, MDM, project management solutions, troubleshooting, and security practices while working hybrid in Midtown Manhattan.

Develop and deploy AI solutions from problem framing through production. Responsibilities include identifying AI opportunities, leading MVP development, building data pipelines, experimenting with generative LLMs, fine-tuning NLP models, and delivering scalable features. The intern will collaborate cross-functionally, communicate technical impact to business audiences, and work with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud.

Conduct quantitative UX research using surveys, statistical modeling, and log analysis to understand user attitudes and behavior. Translate findings into compelling insights that inform Pinterest’s product roadmap and business decisions. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, data professionals, and researchers on impactful user experiences.

As an Intern, you will monitor geopolitical events affecting supply chains, analyze data for risks, and support the Intelligence Solutions team.

Support and grow Wondy’s social media across LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and other platforms. Create and schedule engaging content, monitor performance metrics, interact with followers, and provide insights. Collaborate with founders, propose trends-driven ideas, and use tools like Framer and HubSpot to streamline workflows and analytics.