Associate Software Engineer Intern, Services Engineering - Summer at Pegasystems Waltham, MA

Associate Software Engineer Intern, Services Engineering - Summer 2026

Location:

Waltham, MA, US

Job Category:
Internships

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Pega's services engineering delivers core capabilities to run our Clients' Pega Applications and our Pega Cloud Services Business  next generation of Pega platform architecture that you will be developing uses cutting‑edge cloud native technologies like Kubernetes, Kafka, Mongo

DB, Elastic Search, etc. Our team develops Pega's high‑throughput runtime platform and services which enables the cost‑effective, performant, scalable, upgradable, reliable, and resilient operation of our offerings with a modern microservices‑based architecture, best‑in‑class technologies, and a frictionless client experience, to support the $1B and growing client base on the Pega Engine.

The team is expected to own solving domain problems in an end‑to‑end manner: from capturing specific assumptions and constraints, moving to technical design and implementation phase, and wrapping it up with production adoption. All these involve engaging and communicating with internal stakeholders including cloud operations and applications teams. Therefore, a combination of analytical (what's the problem we are solving), software architecture (what's the best way to solve it in a distributed system) as well as all‑around development (various technologies), and operational skills are desired.

You'll be routinely involved in design and development with a key focus on distributed/cloud computing, concurrency, and performance for our cloud native runtime engine and its services.

• Develop, maintain, and help operate core runtime services in fast‑paced and innovative Agile working environment.
• Contribute productively to a fast‑paced agile/scrum software development team.
• Collaborate with the Product team and other stakeholders to translate feature requirements into software deliverables.
• Provide subject matter expertise to Pega's global support organization and internal application development teams.

You are a recent Computer Science graduate well‑versed in Java or Kotlin with the ability to learn new skills quickly and apply them to solve challenging problems. You are a proven performer with a solid foundation in the basics of software development, including object‑oriented design, Test Driven Development (TDD) and continuous integration. You are passionate about exploring new technologies, have an eye for software design and committed to putting your software development skills into practice building fit‑for‑purpose solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar degree is required.
• 0–1 year experience working in an agile software development environment (TDD, ATDD).
• Production software development experience in Kotlin or Java (internship or full‑time experience).
• Knowledge of and/or willingness to work on a Scrum team.

• Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment.
• Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company.

The pay range for this role is $32 - $37 per hour
. Final compensation will be determined during the offer process based on the candidate's education, experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as market conditions, and may vary from the posted range. Information on benefits and other applicable perks will be shared at the relevant stage of the recruitment process.

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