Software Engineer Intern (Winter 2027) at HeyGen

Toronto, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, SingaporeEngineeringInternPosted 25 months ago

About the role

As published on HeyGen's job board, updated Oct 18, 2026.

About HeyGen

At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content has become the preferred method of information creation, consumption, and retention. But the ability to create such content, in particular videos, continues to be costly and challenging to scale. Our ambition is to build technology that equips more people with the power to reach, captivate, and inspire audiences. Learn more at www.heygen.com. Visit our Mission and Culture doc here.

Position Overview

At HeyGen, we are at the forefront of developing applications powered by our cutting-edge AI research. As a Software Engineer Intern at HeyGen, you will be part of a team working on the most crucial product features to HeyGen. You will collaborate with team members focused towards feature development, all the way from the frontend to backend API to ML models. You are someone who is passionate about creating impactful AI products and want to grow your career as a software engineer. Tech Stack: Typescript, React, Python, Go.

If you are someone who is passionate about creating impactful AI products and want to grow your career as a software engineer, come join us! We have SWE Intern openings across AI Research, Infrastructure and Product teams in California, Toronto and Singapore.

Key Responsibilities

  • Development: Design, develop, test, and deploy robust, scalable, and optimized features for the HeyGen platform across both front-end and back-end components.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with UX/UI designers, product managers, and other engineering teams to deliver a holistic product experience to our users.
  • Maintenance & Optimization: Monitor platform performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions in a timely manner. Ensure the platform remains updated, secure, and compliant with the latest industry standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or within one year of graduation in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Previous internship experience in Software Development.
  • Experienced with React, Javascript, Python, etc
  • Familiarity with RESTful API development.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Familiarity with database systems such as MySQL.

HeyGen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Before you apply

  1. Scan your resume against this posting to see which of its terms you are missing.
  2. Tailor your resume so the summary and bullets use the posting's own wording where it is true for you.
  3. Read the internship resume guide and the interview questions for the role.
  4. Apply on HeyGen's site. Applications never pass through OneTwo Resume.

About HeyGen

AI video platform that generates videos with digital avatars, voice cloning and translation.

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