Software Engineer - Intern (Summer 2026)

Obsidian Security•Palo Alto, CA

6d•$20 - $25

About The Position

Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap: securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens—platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more. Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we’ve built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black. Now, we’re transforming how SaaS is secured—in the era of agentic AI. Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand—including many of the world’s largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies. With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we’re scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security! We are looking for a Software Engineer Intern (Full-stack) to join our growing engineering team for the Summer of 2026. As a full-stack engineer intern, you’ll be working across the entire stack to develop, deploy, and optimize cutting-edge security solutions. You will collaborate closely with product, security, and engineering teams to design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable software. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to make a direct impact in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. About the Role: Full-Stack Development : Design, build, and maintain both front-end and back-end components for our SaaS security platform. Security Focus : Work on security-related features, integrating cutting-edge security protocols, and building tools that help secure our customers’ data and infrastructure. Collaboration : Work closely with other engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality features and enhance the platform's security. System Design : Participate in high-level system design and architecture discussions for new features and products. Problem Solving : Identify technical issues and implement solutions to improve the performance, scalability, and security of the platform. Continuous Improvement : Drive continuous improvement in code quality, testing, and deployment processes. Innovation : Stay updated on security trends, technologies, and best practices, and contribute ideas to the development of new security features.

Requirements

0-2 years of experience in software development.
Solid understanding of distributed systems, databases, and computational complexity.
Excellent learning skills, creativity, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to problem-solving.
Solid coding skills.
Fluency with either Python 3 or Go is a must.
Experiences with some frontend frameworks and fluency with TypeScript.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Cloud Security concepts and technologies.
Experiences with Cloud Platforms / Kubernetes.
Experiences with testing frameworks.
Experiences with SaaS platforms.
Experienced in Data engineering with a focus on data pipeline optimization.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain both front-end and back-end components for our SaaS security platform.
Work on security-related features, integrating cutting-edge security protocols, and building tools that help secure our customers’ data and infrastructure.
Work closely with other engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality features and enhance the platform's security.
Participate in high-level system design and architecture discussions for new features and products.
Identify technical issues and implement solutions to improve the performance, scalability, and security of the platform.
Drive continuous improvement in code quality, testing, and deployment processes.
Stay updated on security trends, technologies, and best practices, and contribute ideas to the development of new security features.