C4ADS

Fall2026Intern-SoftwareEngineer

Washington, District of Columbia, United States INTERNSHIP
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The Brief

“Fall 2026 Intern - Software Engineer at C4ADS. Skills: Full-stack web development, Data analysis, Cloud services. Contribute to agile software development projects. Create tools for analysis”

What You'll Achieve.

Enhance ability to create analytical impact

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Data-driven decision making

Eligibility Requirements

Authorized to work in US, Commit to 30 hours/week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Full-stack web development experience, Commitment to personal and professional development, Working knowledge with relational databases, Working knowledge with cloud services, Experience developing projects with git, Experience working in a team environment, Interest in C4ADS mission

Nice to Have

Experience in international affairs, Experience in journalism, Experience in open source intelligence, Experience in national security

What You'll Do.

Contribute to agile software development projects

Create tools for analysis

Contribute to development of tools

Contribute to implement internal process improvements

Automate manual workflows

Optimize data delivery

Redesign application infrastructure

Work with analytical teams

Support workflows through software features

Assist team with optimizing resources

Assist team with improving tools

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Software development team; Analytical teams

Process & Methodology

Agile, Sprint-based

Full Job Description

Overview As a Software Engineer Intern at C4ADS, you will work with our software development team on full-stack web application development. Our software team creates new tools for analyzing and disseminating publicly available data for the rest of C4ADS and partner organizations aligned with our mission. You will have an opportunity to learn through experience, work in a fast-paced environment, and build a portfolio. You will also learn about our analytical workflows for open-source data analysis and tools, and develop software features that enhance our ability to create analytical impact. Software Engineer Interns receive one-on-one mentorship to advance their professional development. Past Software Engineer Interns Have Collaborated side-by-side with engineers on software development and data science Optimized the data and software lifecycles in our SaaS products with mentorship Modified and improved data storage and loading Developed features of a critical production application Learned how to use AWS cloud tools and run code in a cloud environment What You'll Do Contribute to sprint-based, agile software development projects for public-facing web applications 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 Assist the team with optimizing and improving existing resources and tools What We're Looking For Experience in full-stack web development with React, Python and/or Django A strong commitment to personal and professional development Working knowledge with relational databases (eg. Postgres) and cloud services (e. g. AWS) Experience developing projects with git and working in a team environment Interest in our

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