Software Engineering Intern (Cybersecurity)

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Company

hirify.global develops cybersecurity platforms that protect IT, OT, and ICS critical infrastructure, including the MetaDefender Cloud malware scanning SaaS platform.

What you will do

• Implement small features and bug fixes in Node.js/TypeScript backend services under senior engineer guidance.
• Write unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews, and improve existing modules.
• Debug local and staging issues using logs, tracing tools, debuggers, and structured logging.
• Read event-driven flows involving Kafka consumers and RabbitMQ handlers to contribute to ingestion and processing pipelines.
• Maintain internal documentation, API specifications, and runbooks, and participate in sprint ceremonies.
• Experiment with React and TypeScript components for the internal tooling dashboard.

Requirements

• Pursuing or completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Commitment of at least 4 months for the internship or full-time availability for the associate pathway.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript or TypeScript through coursework or personal projects.
• Familiarity with Git, including branching, pull requests, and conflict resolution.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes, and request/response structures; ability to read unfamiliar codebases.
• Active use of AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT, including effective prompting, output verification, and avoiding untrusted generated code.
• Comfort working in a Linux/macOS terminal, running projects locally with Docker Compose, and tracing bugs.
• Clear written English communication, curiosity, proactivity, receptiveness to feedback, and ability to work across time zones.

Nice to have

• Prior internship or project experience with Node.js or TypeScript backend development.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Vitest, or Mocha and basic React component development.
• Exposure to Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, microservices, event-driven communication, or cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Interest in cybersecurity, including malware analysis, threat intelligence, or security tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and building features or scripts end-to-end with AI assistance.
• Understanding of LLM limitations, including hallucinations, outdated APIs, and security blind spots; experimentation with AI APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini; or familiarity with RAG, embeddings, and function calling.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with senior engineers on production features and real bugs.
• Learn production TypeScript microservices, event-driven architecture with Kafka and RabbitMQ, Docker, and basic Kubernetes operations.
• Participate in code review practices and engineering standards within a global product company.
• Work on a cybersecurity SaaS platform processing millions of file scan requests.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer committed to a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

Hiring process

• Applications from unsolicited third-party recruiting agencies are not accepted without an approved recruiting contract; additional third-party agencies are currently not being accepted.