2027 Summer Software Development Intern

The Digital Manufacturing team at Ursa Major has an opportunity for a software development intern. In this role, you will directly impact our ability to scale our rocket engine design, test, and manufacturing capabilities. Our team supports these capabilities by designing software systems that optimize the inner loops of critical processes and expose relationships in our data. You will be a great fit for our team if you have a growth mindset, are tenacious in attacking both problems and opportunities, and are a clear and open communicator.

Key Responsibilities:

Integrated Digital Environment

Build high quality and reliable software while balancing agility and ability to deliver timely value to stakeholders

Implement and maintain automated tests to support high-impact, fearless refactoring and ensure smooth, bug-free deployments

Leverage CI/CD, GitOps, and other modern development practices to keep velocity high and toil low

Participate in task planning and estimation alongside experienced mentors

Create clear and concise documentation

Collaborate with a small, supportive, and cross-functional team of Software Engineers

Qualifications:

Computer Science or equivalent schoolwork toward becoming a Software Engineer

Proficiency with Python and SQL

Proficiency with a statically typed and compiled language (such as Go, C#, Java or Rust)

Proficiency with data modeling, database normalization and schema design

Experience with Linux and shell scripting

Comfortable with a container-based development workflow

Excellent problem solving, project management, and communication skills

Desired Experience:

Master’s degree in engineering or computer science

Experience developing software in a highly technical field

Experience integrating systems together using APIs and queues

Experience with frontend web development

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $30.00/hour, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Classification: Full-time Non-Exempt