Software Engineer Intern

About this internship

Skills you'll use

What you'll do

• Design, implement and ship a scoped feature within a production engineering team
• Write production-quality code in Go, C++, Java or Python with full test coverage
• Build unit, integration and failure-injection tests for distributed components
• Debug issues across distributed systems using logs, metrics and traces
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) as part of data protection workflows
• Present the final internship project to the wider engineering organisation

Who can apply

• Pursuing BE/BTech/MTech/MS in CS, IT, ECE or a related engineering branch
• Graduating in 2027 or 2028 and available full-time for six months
• Strong command of data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis
• Solid operating systems fundamentals — processes, memory, concurrency, file systems
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, C++, Java or Python
• Understanding of computer networks and basic distributed systems concepts
• Comfort with Linux, Git and command-line development workflows
• Ability to read and navigate a large existing codebase
• Clear written and verbal technical communication
• Available to work on-site from the Bengaluru engineering office

Perks & benefits

Interview & selection process

4 rounds — typical selection flow for this role:

1. 1Online coding assessment (data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis)
2. 2Technical interview 1 — problem solving and coding on a shared editor
3. 3Technical interview 2 — systems fundamentals, operating systems, distributed concepts
4. 4Hiring manager / culture-fit discussion with the Bengaluru engineering team

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