Software Developer Intern

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in McLean, VA is seeking a student intern in software engineering to tackle real-world challenges across cybersecurity, health, and national defense. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy mission software and data platforms using agentic/AI-assisted workflows with human oversight.

You must be enrolled full-time in CS/Software Engineering, have hands-on programming experience, and familiarity with Git and agile methods.

Qualifications

• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree.
• Hands-on skills in at least one programming language.
• Exposure to software development tools, including Git.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies.
• Prior MITRE internship experience in the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement software solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy mission software and data platforms using agentic/AI-assisted workflows with human accountability.
• Rapidly prototype mission capabilities with agentic methods.
• Apply MITRE's best practices for software engineering, including agile methodologies and secure coding principles.

Skills

Programming language

Agile methodologies

Education

Software Engineering or CS degree

Tools

Git

Job description

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.

Department Summary

The Agentic Software Engineering department (L593) provides engineering support to apply AI-enabled software engineering tools and techniques to significant challenges across the entire spectrum of our sponsor space. From the application of agentic techniques to develop faster and more capable prototypes to the understanding of pitfalls of AI-engineered software to understanding the future of AI-enabled software engineering, our team ensures our sponsors have the expertise and systems necessary to accomplish their missions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement software solutions for real-world challenges in areas such as cybersecurity, healthcare, or national defense.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy mission software and data platforms using agentic/AI-assisted workflows with clear human accountability and review
• Rapidly prototype mission capabilities with agentic methods
• Apply MITRE's best practices for software engineering, including agile methodologies and secure coding principles to solve complex technical problems and provide creative solutions.

Basic Qualifications

• Sustained excellence in academic performance
• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
• "Hands-on" skills in at least one or more programming language
• Exposure to software development tools and frameworks, including source control management tools (e.g., Git)
• Familiarity with software development methodologies
• Prior experience as an intern at MITRE in the last 12 months.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 3 days a week minimum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in serving the public
• Experience having applied computer science learning to an internship or research/lab position.
• Knowledge of software design patterns
• Proficient knowledge in one or more languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, Java, C++ or C#).
• Experience in different web frameworks, libraries and/or machine learning libraries
• Knowledge of database technologies, including relational or NoSQL
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public
• Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience in software design and implementation
• Experience in agile software delivery (e.g., Scrum, XP)

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s)

Not Applicable

Salary compensation range and midpoint

$46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual

Work Location Type

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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