Agile Defense · 3 hours ago
Intern
Agile Defense is a company focused on bringing adaptive innovation to support national missions through advanced technologies. They are seeking a Product Engineering Intern to join their engineering team, tasked with designing, building, testing, and shipping features for AI-driven products and services.
Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Implement and enhance backend services, APIs, and integrations across Agile Defense Labs products
Build and refine front-end features, fix bugs, and improve usability in collaboration with design and QA
Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code with guidance from senior engineers and solutions architects
Contribute to architecture discussions and technical design decisions for new features
Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and other agile engineering ceremonies
Create and improve automated tests (unit/integration) to raise quality and reduce regressions
Assist with CI/CD improvements and developer tooling to streamline build, test, and deploy workflows
Investigate and prototype new libraries, frameworks, or tools that improve performance, reliability, or security
Improve developer documentation and internal technical knowledge bases (runbooks, API docs, setup guides)
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
No prior professional experience required; relevant coursework, hackathons, internships, or personal projects strongly preferred
Solid programming fundamentals in at least one modern language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or Java)
Comfort with Git/GitHub and basic collaborative workflows (branches, PRs, reviews)
Understanding of HTTP, REST APIs, and basic client/server concepts
Ability to debug issues, reason through failures, and communicate technical findings clearly
Strong learning velocity and willingness to pick up unfamiliar tools quickly
Preferred
Experience with React, Next.js, or similar front-end frameworks
Exposure to backend frameworks such as Node.js, Django, FastAPI, or similar
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and basic cloud concepts (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Understanding of CI/CD concepts and test automation
Interest or exposure to security fundamentals (secure coding, authn/authz basics, secrets management)
GitHub portfolio and/or open-source contributions
Company
Agile Defense
Agile Defense is an information technology company located in Reston. It is a sub-organization of Agile-BOT.
H1B Sponsorship
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2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-11-16Acquired
Recent News
2025-12-18
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