Cloud Software Engineer Intern

Punch Through; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Sick Time

Jury Duty Leave

Bereavement Leave

Commuter Benefits

Company Trips

Fist Bump Awards

Lunch & Learn

Gym Membership

Bike Room

Job summary

Punch Through, a design and engineering firm in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking an Associate Software Engineer (Backend) for a hybrid internship. You’ll work with backend engineers to design and build web applications and APIs powering connected medical devices.

You can start part‑time in the Spring and move to full‑time in the Summer. We value curiosity, grit, and projects beyond coursework, including web apps and APIs.

Qualifications

• Desire and curiosity to learn new things.
• Sophomore or Junior college student pursuing a Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another technical field with a software emphasis.
• Ability to intern a minimum of a full year before graduation.
• Ability to commit to working 40 hours/week during summer and a minimum of 15-20 hours/week during school.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively discuss complex ideas in a simple, straightforward manner.
• Interest in working on both consumer and medical products.
• Have demonstrated experience in either C# or Python.
• High interest in web applications.
• Experience with team software development utilizing Git, or other tools for team development within a shared codebase.

Responsibilities

• Develop web APIs for connected products.
• Learn new engineering topics and solve problems.
• Contribute to and review architecture design for web application development projects
• Deliver verbal and written status updates to clients’ engineers and stakeholders, and incorporate feedback into your next development iteration.
• Contribute to and review design and product requirement specifications.
• Demonstrate independence and a decreasing need for work direction to succeed in engineering tasks.
• Remain ego-free, willing to learn from other team engineers, and ask for help when the need arises.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of best practices and processes within the software engineering team.
• Contribute to Punch Through culture by proudly being yourself and striving to be great today and better tomorrow.

Skills

Curiosity to learn

Clear communication

Collaborative mindset

Problem solving

Interest in web apps

Education

Sophomore or Junior pursuing CS/CE

Tools

Git

C#

Python

.Net Core MVC

Django

Bluetooth Low Energy

Job description

Punch Through is a design and engineering firm specializing in connected medical device development. For more than 15 years, we’ve helped innovators bring secure, reliable, and compliant products to market, building technology that improves lives and creates lasting impact. Take a look at our website, and you’ll see what we mean.

Punch Through is growing, with a variety of medical and non-medical projects in progress and new ones kicking off soon. This is where you come in. You’ll work closely with backend software engineers to design and build web applications and APIs that power our clients’ connected device ecosystems. We are looking to hire a student studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field with a software emphasis for an internship.

As an Associate Software Engineer with a Backend focus, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a variety of projects, from quick proofs of concept to multi-year development programs, designing and building solutions from the ground up, all the way through to launch and scale. You have the ability to start part-time during the Spring semester, allowing you to dig in when you start full-time in the Summer.

We know you are a student and you haven't yet started your professional career. What we look at is beyond your academic qualifications—we look at your grit and passion for learning. We want to hear about your personal or extracurricular projects and the problems that you’ve solved. We’d especially love to hear about projects involving building web based applications and APIs.

Punch Through is a design and engineering firm specializing in connected medical device development. For more than 15 years, we’ve helped innovators bring secure, reliable, and compliant products to market, building technology that improves lives and creates lasting impact. Take a look at our website, and you’ll see what we mean.

Punch Through is growing, with a variety of medical and non-medical projects in progress and new ones kicking off soon. This is where you come in. You’ll work closely with backend software engineers to design and build web applications and APIs that power our clients’ connected device ecosystems. We are looking to hire a student studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field with a software emphasis for an internship.

As an Associate Software Engineer with a Backend focus, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a variety of projects, from quick proofs of concept to multi-year development programs, designing and building solutions from the ground up, all the way through to launch and scale. You have the ability to start part-time during the Spring semester, allowing you to dig in when you start full-time in the Summer.

We know you are a student and you haven't yet started your professional career. What we look at is beyond your academic qualifications—we look at your grit and passion for learning. We want to hear about your personal or extracurricular projects and the problems that you’ve solved. We’d especially love to hear about projects involving building web based applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop web APIs for connected products.
• Learn new engineering topics and solve problems.
• Contribute to and review architecture design for web application development projects
• Deliver verbal and written status updates to clients’ engineers and stakeholders, and incorporate feedback into your next development iteration.
• Contribute to and review design and product requirement specifications.
• Demonstrate independence and a decreasing need for work direction to succeed in engineering tasks.
• Remain ego-free, willing to learn from other team engineers, and ask for help when the need arises.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of best practices and processes within the software engineering team.
• Contribute to Punch Through culture by proudly being yourself and striving to be great today and better tomorrow.

Requirements

• Desire and curiosity to learn new things.
• Sophomore or Junior college student pursuing a Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another technical field with a software emphasis.
• Ability to intern a minimum of a full year before graduation.
• Ability to commit to working 40 hours/week during summer and a minimum of 15-20 hours/week during school.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively discuss complex ideas in a simple, straightforward manner.
• Interest in working on both consumer and medical products.
• Have demonstrated experience in either C# or Python.
• High interest in web applications.
• Experience with team software development utilizing Git, or other tools for team development within a shared codebase.

You are definitely the one we are looking for if you also:

• Are a “doer” who can code independently with direction from others, but also raise questions when they uncover them.
• Are driven by curiosity and view collaboration as a learning opportunity.
• Understand how to communicate progress clearly and proactively ask for help when encountering a challenge.
• Have experience writing or working with automated testing.
• Have experience with building web-based applications or APIs .
• Have experience with .Net Core MVC or Django.
• Have experience with a variety of toolchains and development environments.
• Have experience with Bluetooth Low Energy or other wireless protocols.
• Are familiar with Agile software development processes.
• Have experience interacting with clients.
• Have experience writing or working with automated testing or CI/CD pipelines.
• Have experience with unit testing and how to write modular, testable code that can support these testing needs is a plus.

Visit https://punchthrough.com/ for more information on our organization.

This position is hybrid. Our hybrid positions are for those located in the Minneapolis, MN area and have in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and in-person team collaboration when you feel it’s necessary. The in-office days have ample opportunities to connect with your peers through provided lunch, afternoon happy hour, and more!

Whether in the office or at home, we offer desk setups to allow you to work comfortably wherever you are.

Perks & Benefits:

• $27.50/hour paid internship
• 401k
• Sick Time
• Jury Duty Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Company Trips: All employees come together twice a year for a three-day offsite. Enjoy meeting your remote colleagues, team building, continuous improvement opportunities, and a lot of fun!
• Fist Bump Awards: Nominate your fellow team members who have gone above and beyond to be recognized for their contributions, and the company will provide them with an experience (ex., a weekend away at a cabin!) as a thank you!
• Company-sponsored Lunch & Happy hours: For those employees who wish to come into the office, we offer lunch on Tuesdays & Wednesdays. Each Wednesday we have an afternoon happy hour to spend some social time with your co-workers.
• Lunch & Learns: Expand your skill set by teaching and learning with your peers.
• Book Club: Discuss and share your thoughts on the book employees choose each month.
• Onsite Gym Membership & Secured Bike Room: Fitness and commuting to work is easy with a free gym membership and a secure bike room to store your vehicle.