Software Engineering Intern: Base Map Viewer

Eliis Inc.; Montpellier; Hybrid; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Weekly 1:1

Code reviews

Jira & Git workflow

Job summary

Eliis invites a final-year software engineering student to join our Montpellier office for a six-month full-time internship to design and build a new base map viewer in PaleoScan™.

You will work within the development team on C++ code, geospatial data handling, and open-source GIS libraries, with a dedicated supervisor, regular code reviews, and exposure to our seismic interpretation platform.

Qualifications

• Final-year software engineering or computer science student.
• Good level in modern C++, and able to work in a large codebase.
• Familiarity with Git, CMake, unit tests and debugging; able to read English documentation.

Responsibilities

• Turn user feedback into a specification with your supervisor.
• Develop a base map viewer in C++, building on existing PaleoScan™ viewers.
• Work with geospatial data, coordinate systems and open-source GIS libraries.
• Test on real projects, write documentation and present work to the team.

Skills

C++

Git

CMake

Unit tests

English docs

Education

Final-year Engineering / MSc student

Tools

Qt

QGIS

GDAL

PROJ

Job description

We are looking for a final-year student with strong C++ skills to build a new map window in PaleoScan™, showing all the surveys, seismic lines and wells of a project on a real background map. You will join our development team in Montpellier for six months.

About Eliis

Founded in 2007, Eliis is a company of over 120 professionals with a strong international presence. We are recognized as a leading player in the geoscience software industry, delivering innovative and high-performance solutions – through our flagship seismic interpretation platform, PaleoScan™ – to support major energy companies in addressing complex subsurface challenges.

Driven by our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to provide our clients with advanced tools that enable informed decision-making and push the boundaries of subsurface interpretation. As part of our ongoing efforts to support the energy transition, we are also developing dedicated assessment solutions for the underground storage of CO₂.

About the Role

Location: Montpellier, France (onsite, in office)
Duration: 6-month internship, full time
Profile:Final-year Engineering / MSc student
Start: Early 2027, flexible

The Project

Building on feedback from our users, we want to offer a more complete base map viewer in PaleoScan™. Your internship is to design and build it, from the specification to a version fully integrated in the product.

Your Responsibilities

• Turn the user feedback we have collected into a specification, with your supervisor.
• Develop a base map viewer in C++, building on the existing PaleoScan™ viewers.
• Work with geospatial data, coordinate systems and open-source GIS libraries.
• Test on real projects, write the documentation and present your work to the team.

What You Bring

Experience & Education

• Final-year student in software engineering or computer science.
• Good level in modern C++, and at ease working in a large existing codebase.
• Git, CMake, unit tests and debugging. You can read technical documentation in English.
• Nice to have: Qt, GIS tools (QGIS, GDAL, PROJ), 2D graphics, an interest in earth sciences.

What this Internship Offers You

• A project that will shape how our software is used in the future.
• A dedicated supervisor, with a weekly one-to-one and code reviews.
• You join the dev team: daily stand-up, Jira, merge requests.
• An introduction to geoscience, and a paid internship.
  

Why Join Us?

• Work on Cutting-Edge Technology in seismic interpretation & subsurface analysis.
• Be Part of a Global Team with colleagues across Europe, the Americas and beyond.
• Career Growth Opportunities in a dynamic company.
• Competitive Salary & Benefits package.
• Make an Impact in the Energy Industry by supporting key subsurface software solutions.