Software Engineer Intern

About the role

This position offers a unique opportunity to develop internal software applications and tools that support our R&D data analytics work. The role involves hands-on experience building and maintaining software that helps teams collect, manage, analyze, and visualize experimental and production data. This is a rare opportunity to apply your software engineering skills in a rapidly advancing field and gain exposure to the development cycle of next-generation photonic technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop internal software applications and tools to support R&D data analytics workflows
• Build and enhance interactive dashboards for visualizing real-world experimental and production data
• Analyze large experimental datasets to extract insights and identify trends or anomalies
• Design, maintain, and optimize relational and non-relational databases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and deliver software and analytics solutions

Requirements

• Current Ph.D., Master's, or Bachelor's student in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or a related field
• Mastery of data structures and algorithms. Understanding of core software engineering and database concepts
• Familiarity with database systems and proficiency in SQL
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, automation, and analysis (e.g., using pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn)
• Experience building software applications or tools (e.g., web apps, internal tooling, backend services) is a plus
• Experience with data pipeline tools, schema migration frameworks, or backend infrastructure is a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and eager to learn in a dynamic environment
• 3-month internship duration, on-site, based in Cambridge, MA
• Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States

Benefits

• Challenging and practical software development projects using Python and modern related technologies
• Hands-on experience with modern tools in software engineering, data engineering, analytics, and visualization
• Real-world impact in photonic product development and manufacturing
• Mentorship and collaboration with leading experts in photonics, data science, and software engineering
• Competitive market-based compensation (Pay range of $25 - $32 per hour)