Software Engineering Internship, Vectra AI
Incentive plan eligibility + Employee equity plan (stock options) available
Using AI to detect cyber threats
Open for applications
Using AI to detect cyber threats
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
Incentive plan eligibility + Employee equity plan (stock options) available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world a safer and fairer place by using AI to see and stop threats before the become breaches.
Role
Who you are
- Current student working on BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science (or similar engineering subject)
- Experience with object oriented programming and data structures
- Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments
- Experience with a source control system, preferably Git
- Internship is in the summer only
Desirable
- Knowledge of networking and security fundamentals
- Understanding of databases beyond basic queries and interaction
- Experience with REST APIs
- Performance tuning skills
What the job involves
- Help us build great software that protects our customers around the world from an ever-increasing number of cyber attacks!
- As part of the Engineering team, Software Engineering Interns will work directly on Vectra's platform to build or enhance features that help solve customer problems
- You'll work side-by-side with other interns and dedicated, experienced engineers as your assigned mentors
- You will have ownership of a high-impact project for the length of the internship (which is typically a 12-week program, depending on your school's end and start dates)
- Our goal is to create a robust and impactful learning experience that gives candidates a better feel for the day-to-day skills and challenges you will experience in a full-time software engineering team
- Working in a modern software company like Vectra you can also expect to learn how to deliver software end-to-end including understanding builds, automated tests, deployments, monitoring, and alerting
- Be comfortable writing and shipping code daily
- Contribute to automated testing and other parts of end-to-end software delivery
- Work collaboratively in a team with other interns and senior engineers
- Evaluate and identify the correct approaches or technologies to use to solve problems
- We will present options to interns for different impactful summer projects that align with the team's interests and skills (e.g. frontend/backend, data engineering, etc.). Please speak with us more to learn more about past projects that interns have delivered!
Our take
With the increasing advancement of technology, the need to keep our data safe and secure has never been greater. With cyber-attacks on the rise, companies are looking for ways to deter this problem.
Vectra AI has developed an AI-driven cyber security platform that detects attacker behaviors regardless of location. The company continuously creates unique algorithm models for a host of current and new threat scenarios. What sets it apart from its competitors is the fact that its AI platform excels in detecting, clustering, prioritizing, and anticipating attacks. Alerts uncover attacker methods in action and are correlated across customer environments to expose real attacks.
Vectra AI has seen considerable global growth through its continued focus on platform innovation. Its expansion into new markets and locations has firmly established it as one of the top (award-winning) cybersecurity options on the market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2021
$130m
SERIES F
Jun 2019
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.3m
Company benefits
- Vectra is proud to offer competitive benefits plans and comprehensive wellness programs for employees and their families (Varies by Country)
- Unlimited PTO
- Healthcare Packages
- Global Wellness Days
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Parental Leave
- Fertility Assistance
Company values
- Customer First - We consistently put customers first and care deeply about their success. This is where trust comes from, which is essential in everything we do
- Integrity - We conduct business with integrity and don’t ignore it when the pressure is on. Passion plus integrity enables excellence to shine through naturally
- No Drama Teamwork - We engage in lively and challenging debates and have the courage to be open-minded and change our views. This is how Vectra ensures customer success
Company HQ
West Valley, San Jose, CA
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Leadership
Hitesh Sheth
(President & CEO)Former COO of Aruba Networks.
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