MIT-Software Engineer-New Grad |Helios

Role overview

This is a new-grad Software Engineer position on the team building a fully managed cloud database service across major cloud providers. The role partners with experienced engineers to design, implement, test, and operate production-quality cloud software spanning the control plane, data plane, reliability, observability, developer tooling, and customer-facing cloud experiences.

• Develop services that support the full lifecycle of customer work spaces and databases.
• Build automation for provisioning, scaling, upgrades, backups, and recovery workflows.
• Improve service reliability, availability, observability, and operational efficiency at scale.
• Design APIs and backend systems for cloud database management and customer-facing experiences.
• Investigate and resolve performance, scalability, and correctness issues in distributed services.
• Write production code, tests, documentation, and technical designs; collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners across release cycles.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, completed or expected by the start date.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Programming experience in Go, Java, Python, C++, or a similar language.
• Understanding of distributed systems, operating systems, networking, or databases.
• Familiarity with Linux or Unix-based systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to learn quickly and solve complex technical problems.

• Coursework or project experience in distributed systems, cloud computing, databases, networking, or operating systems.
• Experience building backend services, APIs, or automation; familiarity with containers, Kubernetes, or public cloud platforms.
• Exposure to observability, monitoring, debugging, or performance analysis, plus interest in reliability engineering at scale.

• Mentorship from experienced cloud and distributed-systems engineers and exposure to database systems, cloud infrastructure, reliability, and large-scale automation.

A supportive setting emphasizing technical development, collaboration with engineering and product teams, and meaningful project ownership.