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Astranis

Software Engineer- Backend Intern (Summer 2026)

Astranis
onsite entry internship San Francisco, CA
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First indexed 24 Apr 2026

Description

As a Software Engineer Intern on the Platform team, you'll design and build services that autonomously control satellites, monitor telemetry for anomalies, and provide real-time situational awareness to keep our fleet safe and online. You'll also be building the core components and services that power the rest of our software organisation, enabling every team to move faster and more reliably.

This role will contribute to both our commercial and US government programs. Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university. If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.

Role:

  • Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
  • Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs

Requirements:

  • Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree
  • Strong proficiency in Python
  • Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
  • Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)

Bonus:

  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience building fleet management systems

Base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour.

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