Software Engineer Intern

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About the Opportunity

Job Nexus India is hiring a Software Engineer – Intern for its client organisation, Vxplain. This internship is intended for candidates with strong computer science fundamentals who are interested in working on real, production-grade developer tools rather than isolated tasks or academic projects.

About the Client Organisation

Vxplain is a developer productivity platform that helps engineers understand complex codebases visually inside their editor. The product analyses real-world code, builds contextual understanding across files and frameworks, and supports both human developers and AI agents. Vxplain currently operates a live VS Code extension, serves paying customers, and is running enterprise pilots.

Role Overview

The Software Engineer Intern will work directly on Vxplain’s core product. This is a hands-on engineering role involving system-level thinking, backend services, editor integrations, and architecture decisions. Interns will own features end-to-end and contribute to production systems used by real engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on code understanding pipelines, including ASTs, dependency graphs, and context extraction
• Build and improve editor integrations, starting with VS Code
• Develop backend services using Go or Python
• Design and implement APIs used by AI agents and internal tooling
• Own features from concept to production deployment and iteration
• Contribute to architectural decisions with scalability and performance in mind
• Collaborate directly with the founding team and engineers

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in computer science, including data structures and algorithms
• Experience with at least one systems or backend language (Go, Rust, C++, Java, or similar)
• Ability to read and understand large, unfamiliar codebases
• Experience building or debugging production-level software
• Comfort working independently with minimal supervision
• Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to correctness and performance

Preferred (Nice to Have)

• Experience building developer tools, IDE plugins, compilers, or static analysis tools
• Familiarity with ASTs, language servers, or code analysis systems
• Experience working with LLM-based systems beyond basic API usage
• Comfort with TypeScript
• Open-source contributions or startup experience

What This Role Offers

• Direct involvement in core product architecture
• Exposure to real-world systems used by developers and enterprises
• Steep learning curve and high ownership
• Opportunity for a full-time role based on performance
• Certificate of completion and letter of recommendation

About Job Nexus India

Job Nexus India is a staffing and recruitment firm that supports organisations by managing their hiring requirements. We work with client companies to identify suitable candidates and facilitate a structured and transparent recruitment process.