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Role Description

This is a full time, remote Summer Internship that can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. Calix is looking for a Summer intern to join our Products team. In this role, you will be part of a unique and award-winning internship program within the company. The program provides the opportunity to learn new skills through training and on-the-job learning and the duration of the program is expected to be 90 days.

• Design and develop software components:
• Assist in designing, coding, testing, and debugging software modules under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Problem solving and learning:
• Investigate and help resolve software issues, analyze root causes, and learn best practices for improving performance and reliability.
• Collaborate as part of a team:
• Actively participate in team discussions, design reviews, and brainstorming sessions to contribute ideas and learn how shared services are built and maintained.
• Support high-availability concepts:
• Gain exposure to high-availability (HA) concepts such as redundancy, clustering, and failover mechanisms through hands-on tasks and projects.
• Develop and consume REST APIs:
• Help develop, test, and integrate RESTful APIs to enable communication between software components.
• Adopt modern technologies:
• Learn and apply new tools, frameworks, and technologies that improve development efficiency and software quality.
• Follow engineering best practices:
• Use version control, follow coding standards, write unit tests, and document work clearly.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited university pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Programming experience (academic projects or internships) in Java or similar object-oriented languages.
• Basic understanding of software development fundamentals, including:
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Data structures and collections
• Exception handling and basic multithreading concepts
• Familiarity with Linux environments and basic command-line tools.
• Exposure to REST APIs and data formats such as JSON and XML through coursework or projects.
• Basic knowledge of databases (relational or NoSQL), such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
• Understanding of software version control systems like Git.
• Strong curiosity and willingness to learn.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.
• Clear communication skills and openness to feedback.
• Passion for building scalable, reliable software systems.
• Able to work for the complete summer break (May - August or June - September).
• Preference will be given to students entering their junior or senior years with previous work experience.

Requirements

• Exposure to microservices architecture, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with containerization concepts (Docker, Kubernetes) through labs or personal projects.
• Awareness of CI/CD pipelines, build tools, or automation frameworks.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts or telecommunications fundamentals.
• Academic or project exposure to monitoring, logging, or observability tools (e.g., ELK stack).

Benefits

• The base pay range for this position varies based on the geographic location:
• San Francisco Bay Area: 27.60 - 34.50 USD Hourly
• All Other US Locations: 24.00 - 30.00 USD Hourly
• For information on our benefits click here.