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Software Development Intern - Summer 2026 at CACI in Ashburn, VA
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
At CACI, we are proud of our innovative workforce and the technology we deliver to our enterprise and mission customers. Want to work for a company that is recognized as a top workplace across the country? We're searching for Software Development interns to join our team in Ashburn, VA for the summer of 2026! The internship will begin in May and last 10-12 weeks. You will be working a hybrid schedule with the expectation of being on-site 2-3 days a week and working remotely on the remaining days.
Responsibilities:
You will serve as an Agile team product member providing soft ware development and maintenance for the delivery of releasable software in short sprint cycles. You will work on activities related to the delivery of soft ware solutions associated with customer-defined systems and soft ware projects by working in close collaboration with software developers/engineers, stakeholders, and end users within Agile processes.
- Designing, developing, and implementing custom software and database application capabilities for a variety of legacy and modernized systems with limited oversight
- Acting as a member of an agile product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a do-what-it-takes attitude to ensure product and team success (do-what-it-takes means that you will not just be a soft ware developer); you will be a product team member responsible for pitching in to do whatever is needed/necessary to produce a potentially-shippable product, to include testing, creating documentation, and providing training/creating training content
- Providing improvements to the product(s) being supported
- Actively participate in release and sprint planning, back log refinement, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives, soft ware deployments(i.e., releases to production), and operations and maintenance of deployed soft ware (i.e., production support)
- Analyzing complex project-related problems and creating innovative solutions involving, scheduling, technology, methodology, tools and solution components
- Ensuring product quality and timeliness of work, providing advice and guidance, resolving problems to meet objectives, and providing periodic performance reports
Qualifications:
Required:
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Previous class or work experience in soft ware design, development, and implementation in a Windows environment
- Demonstrated capacity to learn our tech stack: PostgreSQL, Java spring-boot, Angular
- Must have expert experience in or demonstrated ability to learn the following programming languages/libraries: Angular, Typescript, JavaScript, CSS and HTML
- Capacity to create reusable libraries, develop interactive and responsive interfaces, implement complex solutions, encouraging quality code through conducti ng reviews/leading tests, and applying beautiful visualizations to solutions
- Passion for user experience and user-centric development
- Commitment to research new and best coding practices
- Strong communication skills that include leading design-related conversations, ability to build and nurture good relationships and foster an environment for collaboration
- Object oriented design and development (OODD) experience, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Experience with source code control systems and concurrent development workflows (Git preferred)
- Understanding of all elements of the soft ware development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, CM, quality assurance, and release management
Desired:
- Experience with a variety of technologies which may include Java; Spring Boot, Spring framework, Hibernate (or other ORM), JAX-RS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, Web-Services (JAX-WS or JAX-RS), Eclipse, maven, junit, shell scripting, C, C++, and Python Experience with SQL or PL/SQL Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL Server databases
- Direct experience providing production support for applications utilizing Oracle databases; experience
- Additionally, familiarity with any of the following highly desirable: Spring, VMware, ETL tools, ESB message queuing, application security, automated testing, UML, VersionOne, Jira, or Sparx Enterprise Architect
- Experience building/taking advantage of/integrating with a SecDevOps CI/CD pipeline
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Your potential is limitless. So is ours.
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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$45,900 - $91,900