Software Architect - Intern

Students and recent grads thrive at Mod Med! Our interns take their learnings from the classroom and apply them to projects that make impact. Mod Med interns develop skills and get hands-on experience working with some of the best talents in the business.

We're transforming healthcare through innovative, specialty-specific technology. Our Architecture team partners closely with engineering to design scalable, reliable systems that support our growing product ecosystem. We're looking for a Software Architecture Intern who is curious about systems design, enjoys documenting and analyzing technical decisions, and wants hands-on exposure to real-world software architecture.

Your Role:

* Audit, catalog, and document current architectural decisions across our platforms

* Assist in documenting existing and proposed architectural designs

* Research new and emerging technologies, tools, and architectural patterns

* Help create and maintain a Tech Radar to guide current and future technology adoption

* Identify and document redundant or overlapping technologies across solutions

* Build Proofs of Concept (PoCs) to demonstrate trade-offs between architectural designs and technology choices

* Participate in technical and architectural design reviews

* Support standards, governance, and organization of architectural best practices

Skills & Requirements:

* Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

* Proficiency in Java (required)

* Foundational understanding of System Design concepts (required)

* Familiarity with Spring Boot and common design patterns

* Understanding of service-oriented and distributed architectures

* Experience or exposure to databases:

* SQL (MySQL, Postgre

SQL, Supabase, or similar)

* No

SQL (Mongo

DB, Dynamo

DB, Cassandra, Firebase, or similar)

* Exposure to messaging systems (Kafka, Rabbit

MQ, SQS, Active

MQ, or similar)

* Ability to create and maintain architectural diagrams using tools like Lucidchart or similar

* Interest in event-driven architecture and modern integration patterns

* Exposure to or interest in Kubernetes and cloud-native concepts

* Working knowledge of JavaScript/Type Script and modern frameworks (Angular or React) is a plus

* Awareness of application performance monitoring tools (Datadog, Open Telemetry, etc.)

* Curiosity about emerging areas such as agentic development, LLMs, and AI-driven architectures

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