Internship: Software Engineering of Python Open-Source API

Dresden, Saxony, Germany • Posted June 18, 2026

Job Type: Full time

Location: Dresden, Saxony

Posted: June 18, 2026

Category: Computer Occupations

Application Deadline: July 28, 2026

Role Description

NI is one of the leading manufacturers in the field of Software Defined Radios (SDR). A core software component is USRP Hardware Driver (UHD), which provides a tight integration between a high-performance C++ API and a Python interface. However, the existing Python API does not fully align with modern Python standards. 
The goal of this internship is to modernize the API, improve developer experience, and integrate it into a consistent documentation ecosystem. You will be guided by an experienced mentor. 
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:Modernize Python bindings (pybind11) with Pythonic interfaces and docstrings
Introduce type hints and improve IDE usability
Enable compatibility with NumPy and modern Python versions
Integrate Python documentation into Doxygen/Sphinx pipelines 
Refactor the Python abstraction layer 
Add basic tests and usage examples
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