Software Engineering Internship

Vital Lyfe • Full-time • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, US • 1w ago

About Vital Lyfe

Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.

The Mission

We're looking for a Software Engineering Intern to help build the software behind a high-demand consumer hardware product. We're spinning up manufacturing from scratch, scaling fast, and the software you work on will directly affect how we build, track, and deliver thousands of units.

You'll work alongside senior engineers on the tools, data systems, and infrastructure that power our operations and help us scale.

What You'll Do

Build and improve internal tools that give our engineering and operations teams real-time visibility into production and manufacturing workflows
Write integrations and scripts that connect systems and keep data reliable across the company
Design and maintain dashboards that help teams understand operational data and make better decisions
Assist with backend and cloud infrastructure work as we continue scaling our services
Debug issues, write tests, and ship improvements alongside senior engineers

What We're Looking For

Strong programming fundamentals and comfort learning new systems quickly
Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Python or TypeScript
Interest in software that supports real-world products and operations
Familiarity with APIs, web applications, or cloud-based systems
Practical and curious, with a habit of taking ownership and following through
Able to break down a problem, work through it, and know when to ask for help
Excited to work in a fast-paced environment where software and hardware intersect

Nice to Have

Experience supporting or contributing to live backend systems
Background in building user-facing interfaces with React or a similar frontend framework
Exposure to SQL, structured data formats, and dashboards or data visualization tools
Familiarity with AWS or cloud infrastructure
Interest in manufacturing, hardware-software integration, or IoT systems

Why Join Vital Lyfe?

Work on high-impact problems with global relevance
Contribute to technology addressing water security and climate resilience
Tackle meaningful problems at the intersection of software, hardware, and operations
See your work directly affect how we build, ship, and improve real-world products
Learn quickly in a collaborative environment with broad exposure across engineering

Location Requirement: Ability to work 100% onsite in Torrance, CA (remote or hybrid work will not be considered)

Vital Lyfe is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vital Lyfe is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.