MIT- Software Engineer Intern |Helios|

SingleStore is a cloud-native distributed SQL database company delivering real-time applications, analytics, and AI capabilities. The Software Engineer Intern will contribute to cloud services for managing customer workspaces and databases, including backend services, automation, reliability improvements, testing, and production deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop features and services that support the lifecycle of customer workspaces and databases
• Build automation for provisioning, scaling, upgrades, backups, and recovery
• Improve service reliability, availability, observability, and operational efficiency
• Design and implement backend services and APIs for cloud database management
• Investigate and resolve performance, scalability, and correctness issues
• Write production code, tests, documentation, and technical designs
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, debugging, and team planning
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Programming experience in Go, Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or a similar language
• Understanding of operating systems, distributed systems, networking, or databases
• Familiarity with Linux or Unix-based systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with teammates
• Curiosity, ownership, and willingness to learn
• Prior professional experience is not required
• Coursework or project experience in distributed systems, cloud computing, databases, networking, or operating systems
• Experience building backend services, APIs, automation, or developer tools
• Familiarity with containers, Kubernetes, or public cloud platforms
• Experience with observability, monitoring, debugging, or performance analysis
• Experience contributing to production software or substantial technical projects
• Interest in reliability engineering and operating services at scale