AI & Software Engineer Intern
USAFacts
AI & Software Engineer Intern
USAFacts
Provides unbiased government data and analysis
The Organization
At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We turn data from thousands of jurisdictions into clear, unbiased answers about how government spends money and what it achieves. No political agenda. No commercial motive. Just public service.
Founded and funded by Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, we work alongside Ballmer Group Philanthropy and Rainier Climate on civic impact.
As an intern, you’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven team and learn how complex public data becomes something the American people can actually use.
To top it off, Fast Company has recognized USAFacts four years running, including the 2026 Most Innovative Companies list. Learn more at usafacts.org and LinkedIn. Learn more about us at usafacts.org and linkedin.com/company/usafacts.
We’d love for you to bring your curiosity, and your conviction that facts matter, to your summer with us.
This is a paid, full-time internship for your penultimate year of undergraduate study, where you’ll do real work on real products. Here’s what to expect:
Pay
$38 per hour for at least 10 weeks, which comes to roughly $15,200 before taxes at 40 hours per week. Interns are overtime eligible, so hours over 40 per week are paid at time and a half.
Housing support
Relocating interns receive company-paid furnished corporate housing and a $1,000 travel reimbursement. Interns who live in the area and don’t need corporate housing can be reimbursed up to $2,000 per month for housing costs with a current rental agreement.
Paid sick days and holidays
3 paid sick days and paid holidays for the duration of your internship.
Hybrid schedule
In the office Tuesday through Thursday, with lunches provided, and the flexibility to work remotely or in-office the rest of the week.
Transportation
You’ll receive either an ORCA card for local public transit or paid parking in or near the building.
Events, community, and opportunities
At USAFacts, we believe a great internship is about more than just the work. Throughout the summer, you'll have opportunities to connect with your fellow interns, build relationships across the organization, and make the most of your time in the Seattle area. From organization-wide events and team outings to boat rides, paddleboarding adventures, and sushi dinners, you'll have plenty of opportunities to build connections and have fun along the way. Each intern cohort receives a dedicated morale budget to plan activities together and make the summer their own. You'll also have the unique opportunity to present your projects and accomplishments directly to USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and other organizational leaders.
As an AI & Software Engineering Intern at USAFacts, you’ll help build the data and software systems that turn complex government data into trusted insights used by millions of people. Working alongside experienced engineers and product managers, you’ll contribute to designing, building, and testing tools, pipelines, and product features that power USAFacts’ platforms.
You’ll gain hands-on experience across parts of the technology stack, from helping develop data pipelines that integrate and prepare large public datasets to contributing to software features that make data accessible and useful. You may also explore emerging AI capabilities, such as preparing datasets for machine learning or supporting AI-enabled features.
This internship is a chance to grow your technical skills, learn modern engineering practices, and work with a collaborative team dedicated to making reliable information about the country more accessible to everyone.
The position is based in Bellevue, Washington. USAFacts practices intentional hybrid work: all employees are on-site Tuesdays through Thursdays, with Mondays and Fridays flexible between home and office.
This is a non-exempt, hourly role paid at $38 per hour. Interns are not eligible for the company’s standard benefits package, but you will receive the paid time off, housing support, and transportation support described above. Start and end dates are flexible between May and September to fit your school schedule, for a minimum of 10 weeks. We’re not able to coordinate academic credit through your school.
Nonpartisan Commitment
USAFacts is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making government data accessible and understandable as a free public service. Consistent with our Political Activity Policy, and to preserve the trust and neutrality essential to our mission, all employees must refrain from political activity that could compromise our impartiality. This includes making political donations, volunteering for or publicly supporting political candidates, parties, or campaigns. Additionally, employees are expected to avoid expressing partisan views on public platforms where they are identifiable as affiliated with USAFacts. This policy helps ensure our work—and our organization—remains trusted, fact-based, and free from political influence.
USA Facts provides unbiased, government-focused information by compiling data from publicly available government sources. It answers what the government spends, how programs perform, and how life in the country changes over time, without making judgments or policy recommendations. The product works by aggregating official statistics and presenting them in an accessible way for readers to explore topics such as government spending, demographics, and public outcomes. It differentiates itself by relying exclusively on public data and avoiding opinion or prescriptive content, helping users compare metrics and draw their own conclusions. The goal is to spur serious, reasoned, and informed debate about the purpose and functions of government, supporting democratic engagement with transparent data.
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