Software Engineer Intern: Build Scalable Ops Tools

Vital Lyfe; California; On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Vital Lyfe seeks a Software Engineering Intern to help build software behind a consumer hardware product. You will work with senior engineers on tools, data systems, and infrastructure that power our operations as we scale manufacturing.

You’ll contribute to backend and cloud work while writing tests and integrations. Ideal candidates are team players who learn quickly and take ownership in a fast-paced hardware-software environment.

Qualifications

• Strong programming fundamentals and ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience with Python or TypeScript.
• Interest in software that supports real-world products and operations.
• Familiarity with APIs, web apps, or cloud-based systems.
• Practical and curious, takes ownership and follows through.

Responsibilities

• Build internal tools for real-time visibility into production workflows.
• Write integrations and scripts connecting systems and ensuring data reliability.
• Design and maintain dashboards for operational data insights.
• Assist with backend and cloud infrastructure as we scale services.
• Debug, test, and ship improvements with senior engineers.

Skills

Programming fundamentals

Python

TypeScript

APIs

Cloud fundamentals

Ownership mindset

Tools

React

AWS

Job description

About Vital Lyfe

Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.

The Mission
We're looking for a Software Engineering Intern to help build the software behind a high-demand consumer hardware product. We're spinning up manufacturing from scratch, scaling fast, and the software you work on will directly affect how we build, track, and deliver thousands of units.

You'll work alongside senior engineers on the tools, data systems, and infrastructure that power our operations and help us scale.

What You'll Do
• Build and improve internal tools that give our engineering and operations teams real-time visibility into production and manufacturing workflows
• Write integrations and scripts that connect systems and keep data reliable across the company
• Design and maintain dashboards that help teams understand operational data and make better decisions
• Assist with backend and cloud infrastructure work as we continue scaling our services
• Debug issues, write tests, and ship improvements alongside senior engineers

What We're Looking For
• Strong programming fundamentals and comfort learning new systems quickly
• Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Python or TypeScript
• Interest in software that supports real-world products and operations
• Familiarity with APIs, web applications, or cloud-based systems
• Practical and curious, with a habit of taking ownership and following through
• Able to break down a problem, work through it, and know when to ask for help
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment where software and hardware intersect

Nice to Have
• Experience supporting or contributing to live backend systems
• Background in building user-facing interfaces with React or a similar frontend framework
• Exposure to SQL, structured data formats, and dashboards or data visualization tools
• Familiarity with AWS or cloud infrastructure
• Interest in manufacturing, hardware-software integration, or IoT systems

Why Join Vital Lyfe?
• Work on high-impact problems with global relevance
• Contribute to technology addressing water security and climate resilience
• Tackle meaningful problems at the intersection of software, hardware, and operations
• See your work directly affect how we build, ship, and improve real-world products
• Learn quickly in a collaborative environment with broad exposure across engineering

Location Requirement: Ability to work 100% onsite in Torrance, CA (remote or hybrid work will not be considered)

Vital Lyfe is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vital Lyfe is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.