Software Engineering Intern (Edge) - Summer 2027

Watershed Ventures; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office lunch

Remote days (up to 2 per week)

Job summary

Sage is seeking a Software Engineering Intern for the Edge team to bridge on-premise devices with cloud services. You will ship production code, be paired with a senior engineer, and present your work to the team at summer’s end.

Projects include fleet diagnostic tooling, telemetry pipelines, and automation to reduce manual ops. You’ll gain hands-on experience with IoT systems and edge device programming in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Solid programming fundamentals in Java, Python, or another OO language.
• Familiarity with Linux and terminal usage.
• Curiosity about how software meets hardware: networking, radios, embedded systems, or IoT.
• Bias toward tinkering: you’ve taken something apart or built something scrappy.
• Clear communication and eagerness to ask questions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship a summer project for the Edge team under mentor guidance.
• Write backend services in Java that interact with thousands of on-premise devices.
• Work with Linux-based edge devices: flashing, configuring, debugging, and handling unreliable networks.
• Build tooling to improve fleet observability and diagnose hardware/connectivity issues remotely.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions with the full engineering team.
• Learn how a production IoT system spanning LoRaWAN, BLE, and cloud services operates at scale.

Skills

Java

Python

Linux

IoT hardware

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

AWS

Raspberry Pi

Arduino

Job description

About Us

Sage is on a mission to improve care and quality of life for older adults, starting with those residing in senior living facilities. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among adults over 65. And yet, fall prevention and emergency response systems for older adults are archaic and ineffective. At Sage we've built a more modern way of understanding when older adults need help, including methods for residents to alert caregivers when in need of help, and corresponding software for caregivers to triage response. Our company mission is to create a product that our client counterparts love, and this role is a key part of that objective.

Sage is a small, tight team of ambitious, multi-disciplinary entrepreneurs. We are a software-enabled, mission-driven company, and are focused only on the problems that are central to achieving that mission. At Sage, we work hard and fast but also know that to build a truly important company, we need to treat our work as a marathon, and not a sprint. The journey matters.

About this Role

As a Software Engineering Intern on the Edge team, you will work at the boundary between physical systems installed in senior living communities and the cloud infrastructure that powers the Sage platform. Our edge fleet includes thousands of deployed devices: gateways, sensors, pendants and more that must run reliably in buildings we don't control, on networks we don't manage, for residents who depend on them in emergencies.

This internship runs Monday, June 7, 2027 to Friday, August 13, 2027.

You will ship production code during your internship. You'll be paired with a senior engineer as your mentor, embed on the team, and present your work to the engineering organization at the end of the summer. Projects may include such work as fleet diagnostic tooling, device telemetry pipelines, or automation that replaces manual operational work.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and ship a summer project that solves a real problem for the Edge team, with guidance from your mentor
• Write backend services in Java that interact with a fleet of thousands of on-premise devices
• Work with Linux-based edge devices: flashing, configuring, debugging, and learning how software behaves when the network is unreliable
• Build tooling that improves fleet observability and helps the team remotely diagnose hardware and connectivity issues
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions alongside the full engineering team
• Learn how a production IoT system spanning LoRaWAN, BLE, and cloud services actually operates at scale

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Solid programming fundamentals in Java, Python, or another object-oriented language, with willingness to work in Java
• Familiarity with Linux and comfort in a terminal
• Curiosity about how software meets hardware: networking, radios, embedded systems, or IoT (coursework and personal projects count)
• Bias toward tinkering: you've taken something apart, built something scrappy, or debugged something the hard way
• Clear communication and eagerness to ask questions

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or projects in embedded systems, networking, or RF communication
• Experience with AWS or any cloud platform
• A personal project involving a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or home automation
• Interest in healthcare technology or building for underserved users

Compensation

Our headquarters are located in New York City's Union Square. We believe in cross team collaboration. We think good ideas can come from anyone, and we've designed our processes to encourage participation from all. While we take our mission seriously, we don't take ourselves too seriously. We like to host offsites, outings, and team meals where we can connect as people, not just as colleagues. We offer office lunch and a fully stocked snack bar. While we are an in-office culture, we allow up to 2 remote days per week.

This role is paid at $50/hour. As an internship position, it is not eligible for our standard employee benefits package (health insurance, stock options, PTO, etc.).

EEO Statement

Sage is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Sage makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.