Software Engineer – Intern (Fall 2026) 

As a paid Software Engineering Intern at DefenseStorm, you’ll get hands-on experience building new features for the GRID Active Risk Assessment Platform. You’ll work alongside senior engineers to develop scalable, user-friendly solutions using modern web technologies. It’s a great opportunity to sharpen your skills in both backend and frontend development while collaborating with a fast-moving Agile team. 

Location
Atlanta, GA
Remote
 

Job Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop new full-stack features in support of the product roadmap.  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and test scalable cloud-native solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code and automated tests.
• Contribute to our AI harnesses to advance AI adoption in our SDLC and products. 

Required Education and Experience 

• Experience with a compiled object-oriented backend programming language and a modern front-end framework.
• ​​​​​​​Understanding microservice architecture and distributed application design.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively on a team.
• Experience using AI tools to plan and implement projects. 
• Are currently enrolled in a 4 year STEM degree program.
• Experience working with Angular, Java, AWS, Docker, Elastic, PostgreSQL, REST and GitHub Actions 

DefenseStorm provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.