Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

About The Internship

At Cohesity, interns build. As a Software Engineering Intern, you'll join a highly collaborative engineering team working on products that protect and manage exabytes of customer data worldwide. You'll contribute to technical projects that directly impact production systems used by large organizations. You'll collaborate with engineers, technical leaders, and mentors to design, develop, test, and deliver scalable solutions across cloud, platform, infrastructure, security, and data management products, gaining hands-on experience with modern distributed systems, cloud-native technologies, and the full software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software components for Cohesity's enterprise data security and management platform.
• Contribute to production-quality code using modern engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and architects to solve complex technical challenges.
• Work on large-scale distributed systems, cloud-native services, storage technologies, cybersecurity solutions, or platform infrastructure.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, sprint planning, and technical brainstorming sessions.
• Analyze system performance and help improve scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Build tooling, automation, or product features that create measurable impact for customers.
• Present final project and accomplishments to engineering leaders and executives.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including Data Structures, Algorithms, and Systems Design.
• Experience developing software through coursework, research, internships, open-source contributions, or personal projects.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C++, Go, Java, or Python.
• Familiarity with software development tools, version control systems, and Linux/Unix environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Intellectual curiosity, passion for technology, and enthusiasm for solving complex technical challenges.

Extra Excitement (Nice-to-Have Experience)

• Coursework, project experience, or exposure to one or more of the following areas:
• Distributed systems and large-scale software architecture.
• Networking, systems programming, or operating systems.
• Concurrent or asynchronous programming.
• Cloud computing and containerized environments.
• Data security, cryptography, ransomware protection, or secure coding practices.
• Experience with technologies such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar tools.
• Participation in research projects, hackathons, open-source contributions, technical clubs, or previous internships.
• Exposure to artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, or emerging technologies.

What You Will Learn

• How production-scale distributed systems are designed and operated.
• Modern software engineering best practices and development workflows.
• How cloud-native technologies power enterprise software platforms.
• How cross-functional engineering teams collaborate to deliver products.
• How AI and cybersecurity shape the future of data protection.