Graduate Software Architecture Intern

About Virtru:

Virtru is a leading data protection provider backed by some of the foremost venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and the Mid-Atlantic region, including Iconiq Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Capital, and Tiger Global. Today, more than ever, data demands respect, and that’s why Virtru is committed to changing the rules for data privacy. At Virtru, we equip our customers to take granular control of their data—everywhere it’s shared—through end-to-end encryption for Google, Microsoft, and other data sharing platforms. Our market-leading portfolio of data encryption and privacy enhancing applications are remarkably easy to use, fast to implement, affordable for all, and built on the Trusted Data Format (TDF) open standard.

At Virtru, our motto is "Respect the people. Respect the data." Respecting data to us means keeping it secure and protected at all times across its entire lifecycle. We firmly believe that when you respect data, you’re demonstrating respect for the people who own that data.

Working at Virtru, you'll be inspired by colleagues who are passionate about the work they do. We are dedicated to creating an atmosphere that sparks creativity, connection, and professional growth while empowering each other to do our best work. We're building something special at Virtru. We hope you consider joining our team and helping us create a brighter future for data privacy.

 

This is a paid Summer 2024 Internship. This is a temporary, full-time internship. Candidates must be able to commit to a 10 week program.

 

Team & Position Details: 

As a Graduate Software Developer Intern on our H3 (Horizon) team, you will be working with our leading System Architect to heavily research and document new directions for our R&D function, completing quality oriented tasks and personally selected research.

 

We are seeking a graduate level intern engineer who is dedicated to solving interesting problems using high quality software implementations using (but not limited to) Java, Go and Python. The ideal candidate will have a natural passion for digital privacy, software development, and great user experiences. We encourage curiosity and have a culture that encourages growth. As an Engineer at Virtru, you will be on the cutting edge of Zero-Trust - the future of data and service protection!

 

 

As a Graduate Software Developer Intern, your responsibilities will include:

• Define the research problem: Identify challenges our engineering team is facing. Learn more about Virtru’s initiatives and department goals (current focus on protecting data in use via secure digital data clean rooms) through internal discussions and discovery with your manager
• Conduct a review: Collect internal existing knowledge and developments external to Virtru
• Develop your research hypotheses and methodology: Based on the research problem and review, develop hypotheses that can be tested and a process for experimentation
• Run your tests, collect data and analyze: Innovate, learn fast, repeat!
• Draw Conclusions: Develop suggestions, share with your team, document and prepare to present!
• Communicate results: Communicate the research findings through reports, presentations, or publications internal and external to Virtru

 

 

Skills and Tools that will help you thrive in this role: 

• Familiarity with the Software development process from writing code for personal projects, coding competitions, or research
• Languages:  Python, Java, Go-lang
• Infrastructure: AWS using Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Google Cloud Platform
• Frameworks / Tooling: Kubernetes, OPA
• Familiarity with data structure and algorithms
• Must be a self-starter who works well independently on assigned tasks and products
• Desire to learn and grow with a close-knit engineering team
• Currently pursuing or completed advanced degree in Computer Science or related field

 

Virtruvian qualities that will set you up for success:

• Thinking outside of the box to respectfully challenge your teammates and managers in the pursuit of excellence
• Strong sense of urgency with an action-oriented mindset
• Able to collaborate and adapt to shifting priorities as business needs evolve
• Comfortable with asynchronous communication including slack, email, zoom, etc.

 

As a Virtru Summer Intern:

 

During the interview process, you will meet with your Manager an