Software Engineer Intern - Enterprise Systems (Fall 2026)
Astranis · San Francisco, CA
$60,320
Jul 23, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A 12-week paid internship on the Enterprise Systems team, focused on building internal software tools that support satellite manufacturing, testing, supply chain, and data workflows. Work spans backend applications, automated pipelines, data warehouse infrastructure, and BI tooling. Suited to university students with Python experience who can independently design and write software from the ground up.
Junior level · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Internship
Pay in the description: $29/hr
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 12,300 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 9,200–16,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This is a 12-week paid internship (Fall 2026) targeting students currently enrolled in a four-year university — not a full-time hire.
The degree requirement field is set to None because the JD says 'or equivalent technical degree' and explicitly encourages applicants who don't meet all criteria to apply.
U.S. citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee status is a hard legal gate due to ITAR/export control regulations — this is not a security clearance but is a citizenship/status requirement.
The role spans internal tooling, data pipelines, BI, and supply chain tools — a genuine mix of software development and systems analysis work; 15-1252 was chosen as the primary code given the emphasis on building and testing software from scratch.
Embedded systems, frontend development, and DevOps/internal tools are listed explicitly under a 'Bonus' heading and are preferred, not required.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): frontend development.
Posting is for a internship engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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