Software Engineer- Backend Intern (Fall 2026)

Job Description

About the Role
As a Software Engineer Intern on the Platform team, you will design and build services that autonomously control satellites, monitor telemetry for anomalies, and provide real-time situational awareness to keep the fleet safe and online. This role also involves building core components and services that power the rest of the software organization, enabling every team to move faster and more reliably, shaping the foundation of software that must work flawlessly because the satellites depend on it.

What You’ll Do
• Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
• Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs

You’re a Good Fit If You
• Are currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree
• Have strong proficiency in Python
• Have experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
• Have experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)
• Are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

Bonus Qualifications
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience building fleet management systems

Role Highlights & Compensation
• Internships typically last for twelve weeks
• Designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university
• This role will contribute to both commercial and US government programs
• Base hourly pay is $29.00 USD