Software Engineer Intern - Product Development
About The Position
One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team. Software and Platforms Data Product engineers contribute to the implementation, support and maintenance of software systems that ingest, distribute, and visualize data from all systems in the company. The role focuses on development of large data solutions for near real time monitoring needs, analytics, reporting, and billing. They will provide solutions that ensure business and technical customers have access to the data they need to make educated decisions. The day-to-day The role is an intern Software Engineering role that will work with other data software engineers locally and remotely as part of a data products development team. The team expects that the intern contributes software development and data analytics skills to enhance mobility business data requirements and expand our data monetization platforms. Software developed goes through modern CI/CD testing and deployment processes to deploy rapid changes to our production systems. Internship Program Details: You will work onsite at a Viasat office location for the duration of your internship. Viasat embraces a flexible work environment and onsite/hybrid work is determined by individual roles and teams. Housing and relocation assistance are available to interns pending eligibility. To ensure equity across our intern population, intern compensation is pre-determined based on a variety of factors including: role, location, and final graduation date. Intern compensation is non-negotiable.
Requirements
- Education: Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related subject area
- To be eligible for this position your final graduation date must fall between December 2026 and August 2027
- Internship Dates: You must be available to work 40 hours/week for the full duration of the internship program as outlined in the cohort dates below. Limited exceptions may be granted. Viasat offers two options based on semester and quarter academic calendars: Cohort 1: May 18, 2026 – August 14, 2026 Cohort 2: June 22, 2026 – September 18, 2026
- Technical Requirements: Hands-on development experience with Python
- Experience analyzing and processing data
- Knowledge of LINUX OS platform
Nice To Haves
- Interest or familiarity with full stack software
- Familiarity with analysis of systems requirements, identifications of gaps, and advise on implementable solutions
- Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
- Comfortable with relational databases and writing database queries in SQL
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
