Software Engineer InternAt — Scientist.com

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Opportunity Summary 

Ship Real Code: You’ll be embedded in our agile flow, addressing full-stack tickets—from database schema changes to front-end UI. • Master the Stack: Gain professional-grade experience in Ruby on Rails, a framework that powers industry giants (Airbnb, Shopify, GitHub). • Build for Scale: Learn how to maintain and optimize a complex, high-traffic codebase used by the world’s top pharma companies and global biotechs. • Engineering Excellence: Learn the professional standard for shipping software. You’ll write unit and integration tests to ensure your features are rock-solid before they hit production.

Opportunity Learning Outcomes 

My primary goal is to ship real, production-quality code as part of a professional engineering team. I want to experience the full lifecycle of a feature — from schema design to UI — and learn how experienced engineers make decisions at each layer of the stack. I'm excited to build professional fluency in Ruby on Rails in a real codebase, not just tutorials. Working in a high-traffic system used by leading biotech companies will push me to think about performance and maintainability in ways I haven't had to before. Most importantly, I want to internalize what engineering excellence actually looks like in practice — writing tests that give you real confidence, catching edge cases before they hit production, and understanding why that discipline matters at scale.

Program 
Internship
Location Type 
On-site
Location 
United States
Expected Hours 
HoursDuration
424hours per placement
Students required to have a personal vehicle 
No
Fees students may incur with this opportunity 
Unknown
This opportunity provides some form of compensation 
Yes
Opportunity Availability 
Ongoing