Co-Op – Software Engineering – XiO Cloud; AI Engineering

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM

Crestron Electronics is dedicated to attracting exceptional emerging professionals by investing in resources and creating opportunities for hands‑on learning, professional growth, and career development in a supportive work environment. As a result, we have an exciting opportunity for a Summer‑Fall Software Engineering Co‑op to join our XiO Cloud Engineering Team in Rockleigh, NJ or Boston, MA. This role is designated for a 100% onsite work arrangement
. Candidates must be commutable to Rockleigh, NJ or Boston, MA.

For the XiO Cloud Software Engineering Co‑op position, we are seeking a motivated student who is passionate about technology and eager to learn from experienced software engineers. XiO Cloud is Crestron’s enterprise‑grade, cloud‑based web application that enables IT administrators and AV professionals to remotely monitor, manage, and configure IoT edge devices deployed across commercial environments worldwide.

This AI Engineering Co‑op provides the opportunity to contribute to AI‑powered capabilities within the XiO Cloud platform while gaining hands‑on experience with Python development, intelligent automation, large language models, and emerging agentic technologies. The ideal candidate is self‑motivated, creative, curious, and enjoys working in a collaborative engineering environment.

Through this Co‑op experience, students will gain exposure to software development best practices, AI application development, prompt evaluation and testing techniques, cloud application architecture, and collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams.

• Contribute to well‑defined projects supporting AI‑powered capabilities within the XiO Cloud platform.
• Assist in developing and evaluating AI‑powered workflows and intelligent application features using Python.
• Support the development and testing of LLM‑based agent workflows and automation solutions.
• Assist with integration of AI services and APIs into enterprise software applications.
• Participate in software testing, debugging, prompt evaluation, and quality assurance activities.
• Assist in developing and executing tests to support reliability and performance of AI‑enabled features.
• Participate in code reviews, Agile ceremonies, team discussions, and technical design conversations.
• Document technical findings, implementation details, evaluation results, and test outcomes to support team knowledge sharing.

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States now and in the future.

• Strong programming fundamentals and problem‑solving abilities.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms.
• Familiarity with version control using Git.
• Coursework, project experience, or familiarity with Python.
• Exposure to artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, or natural language processing concepts through coursework, research, or personal projects.
• Basic understanding of APIs and software integration concepts.
• Interest in large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, intelligent automation, or agent‑based systems.
• Exposure to Lang Chain, Lang Graph, vector databases, or similar AI frameworks is a plus but not required.

• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills.
• Responsible, self‑motivated, and eager to learn.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks and meet deadlines.

Positive attitude and willingness to learn new technologies and development practices.

At Crestron Electronics, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion drive innovation. Crestron's success hinges on continuing to build a workforce of unique individuals whose passion inspires us to create and revolutionize industry‑leading products and services. There will always be more to accomplish, and at Crestron, we believe the best way forward is together.

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