PHY SW Engineer - 12 Month Internship (July 2027)
At Parallel Wireless · Bristol
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 a year
- Engineering
- Internship
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- Posted
- 13 October 2026
- First seen by us
- 21 October 2026
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Job description
From Parallel Wireless’s job post, as they wrote it.
We are looking for a talented and motivated intern to join our team developing physical layer (PHY) software for our 4G and 5G products. The position is a 12-month internship at our office in the centre of Bristol, where you will be working alongside a team of approximately 50 people, part of a larger (500+) international R&D team motivated by building the future of telecoms.
If you are looking for a chance to work on cutting-edge, disruptive technology, and gain invaluable experiencein a well-paid internship, Parallel Wireless is for you.
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What you'll do:
* Develop real-time PHY software features on the latest multi-core Intel / AMD / ARM CPUs.
* Integrate, test and validate features on servers within lab and AWS cloud end-to-end environments.
* Build test scripts and debug tools that form part of our software CI/CD and release packages.
* Use AI coding agents day to day to develop and debug PHY software, scripts and tools.
* Use various lab equipment for end-to-end testing: UE simulators, mobile phones (Android), and other RF equipment.
What you'll gain:
* Hands-on experience of developing real-time high-performance C/C++ software in a Linux environment, using Docker containers and Kubernetes
* Understanding of modern CPU instruction sets and SIMD programming.
* Experience of a modern software development environment (Git, JIRA, Bitbucket, Jenkins CI/CD).
* Hands-on experience of agentic development including building the skills and tools to automate engineering workflows.
* A better understanding of wireless telecommunications and digital signal processing concepts.
* Experience of working in multi-national Agile teams, familiarity with modern Scrum and SAFe ways of thinking and working.
What you must have:
Strong C and/or C++ programming skills (assessed at technical interview). Experience with Python scripting. Interest in AI-assisted software development. Willingness to learn about wireless communications. Prior experience is an advantage but not a requirement.
During your internship you'll get:
25 days of annual leave a year (pro-rata) and an extra day off in the month of your birthday Monthly team lunches, a kitchen stocked daily with fresh healthy fruits & snacks, and activities with the team (lunchtime table tennis, chess, running, etc.) Private medical care + medical/dental cash plan Personal travel insurance Cycle to work scheme Opt in 5% employer contribution pension Salary between £28-30k per annum Flexible working hours
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