Software Engineer Intern - Transportation Routing

Our 12-week paid internship program offers firsthand experience and meaningful projects that have an impact on our business. Interns work alongside industry professionals and receive mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities. ## Build Connections Work alongside our Transportation Routing team, which serves customers, employees, and partners across North America and Canada. Collaborate with Gordon Food Service interns and employees in areas including: - Communications - Finance - Accounting - Human Resources - IT - Marketing & Merchandising - Supply Chain - Sales ## Build a Career In the Transportation Routing department: - Use scripting and approved AI tools to organize technical documentation, business rules, integration details, and support procedures into a consistent knowledge structure. Add source links, application tags, document owners, and review dates to prepare content for LLM-based assistants. - Build and demonstrate a limited LLM-powered knowledge assistant using approved tools and reviewed documentation. Enable source-linked answers to common routing, onboarding, and support questions, with human review and clear handling of missing or conflicting information. - Evaluate the prototype against a small set of real transportation questions and document answer accuracy, source quality, and time to locate information. Deliver the cleaned knowledge set, reusable preparation scripts, maintenance guidance, and recommendations for the broader agentic ecosystem. ## Build the Future As an intern at Gordon Food Service, North America's largest family-owned broadline food service distributor, you will work alongside the Transportation Routing department and: - Attend unique networking opportunities in and outside the office. - Engage in the mentorship program. - Shadow jobs across the organization to explore career path potential. - Participate in Gordon Food Service’s community and stewardship efforts. - Develop personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more. - Embed directly with a team that treats AI as a core collaborator and gain hands-on experience using and developing intelligent systems to deliver real-world business impact. ## Qualifications To be considered for the 2027 internship program: - Currently enrolled in a university pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. - Must be authorized to work in the US. - Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher. ## Benefits - Paid weekly - Flex hours - Gordon Food Service Store discount - Employee Assistance Program ## Additional Information Gordon Food Service values its customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. Candidates who work for a Gordon Food Service customer must provide a letter of support from their management if selected for the interview process. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodation requests may be submitted to [email protected] with “Accommodation Request” in the subject line. All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free. Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.