Full-Stack Software Development Intern

Job overview

The Full-Stack Software Development Intern role is fully onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, and compensation is not specified. The intern supports the Cyber Mission Readiness Directorate within CERT, whose team builds software for cyber training, exercises, and assessments. The role contributes features, fixes, tests, learner activity tracking, and AI-assisted capabilities to open-source web applications used for cyber exercises, virtual labs, and online courses. This work helps improve application reliability before live training events.

What you'll do

• Develop features and fixes for web application front ends and APIs using C#/.NET and Angular
• contribute to Moodle plugins using PHP
• write automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
• instrument applications for xAPI and integrate AI-assisted features
• document work and demonstrate it to the team.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-stack software development intern

web applications

c#

.net

angular

php

moodle

automated testing

xapi

ai-assisted features

cyber training

pittsburgh pa

carnegie mellon university

part-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits-eligible employees may receive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• retirement savings with employer contributions
• tuition benefits
• paid time off and holidays
• life and accidental death and disability insurance
• transit pass
• family concierge
• fitness center access.

Why this role

Part-time internship beginning Fall 2026, with the option to continue through Spring 2027; work spans web applications, Moodle plugins, automated testing, xAPI, and AI features.

About the employer

Carnegie Mellon University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.