System Software Engineer-Intern

🚀 We’re Hiring: Systems Software Engineer Intern

Role: Systems Software Engineer Intern – Agent Development

Stipend offered : Rs: 10000/- per month for 6 months

At Upconnect Labs, we’re building an observability and security platform. We’re looking for students and fresh graduates with solid programming fundamentals and hands-on coding experience to help develop lightweight Linux monitoring agents.

💻 Required Skills

Working knowledge of ONE of these two options:

• C & Go: Comfortable with pointers, structs, and memory allocation in C; functions, slices, maps, and error handling in Go.

Or

• Rust: Comfortable with ownership, borrowing, structs, collections, and error handling. C and Go are not required for this option.

You should also have:

• A good understanding of programming fundamentals and basic data structures
• Familiarity with the Linux command line and the ability to build and run programs
• A basic understanding of processes, threads, and memory
• The ability to write small programs independently, troubleshoot errors, and explain your code
• At least one hands-on project using the relevant language(s)—academic or personal projects are welcome

🛠️ What You’ll Do

• Develop components for Linux-based monitoring agents
• Help collect system metrics and process information
• Write, test, and debug code with guidance from the engineering team
• Help improve agent reliability and resource usage
• Participate in code reviews and document your work

🌟 Good to Have—not mandatory

• Basic networking knowledge, such as TCP/IP or HTTP
• Familiarity with Git
• Exposure to monitoring tools, Docker, or eBPF

🌱 What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in systems programming and Linux
• Experience building real-world monitoring software
• Engineering mentorship and exposure to development, testing, and debugging workflows

No prior industry experience is required, but practical programming ability is expected. You should be comfortable discussing a project you have built and explaining your contribution.

📩 How to Apply

Send your resume to praveen@upconnectlabs.com

Please include:

• Your skill track: C + Go OR Rust
• One relevant project: a GitHub link or a short description covering what it does, the languages used, and your contribution

Email subject: Application for Systems Software Engineer Intern – Your Name

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