C4ADS Internships

Fall 2026 Intern - Software Engineer

Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Intern · Internship

No sponsorshipDetected 39 days ago
PythonReactDjangoFull-Stack DevelopmentAWSCloud PlatformsData ScienceMentoring

About the role

  • As a Software Engineer Intern at C4ADS, you will work with our software development team on full-stack web application development.
  • Software Engineer Interns receive one-on-one mentorship to advance their professional development.
  • Collaborated side-by-side with engineers on software development and data science

Responsibilities

  • Create or contribute to development of tools for analysis and information distribution
  • Contribute to implement internal process improvements like automating manual workflows, optimizing data delivery, re-designing existing application infrastructure for greater scalability and performance, etc.
  • Work with analytical teams to understand and support their workflows through with software product features
  • You will have an opportunity to learn through experience, work in a fast-paced environment, and build a portfolio.

Requirements

  • Experience in full-stack web development with React, Python and/or Django
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the US
  • Please note that we ask you are able to commit to at least 30 hours per week to your work.

Nice to have

  • Experience in international affairs, journalism, open source intelligence (OSINT), or national security preferred

Skills

  • Learned how to use AWS cloud tools and run code in a cloud environment

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the US; C4ADS does not sponsor work authorizations for interns

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