Research Development Intern (Backend)

Acronis is a world leader in cyber protection—empowering people by providing them with cutting-edge technology that enables them to monitor, control, and protect the data that their businesses and lives depend on. We are in an exciting phase of rapid-growth and expansion and looking for someone who is ready to join us in creating a #CyberFit future and protecting the digital world!

Our fast-paced and dynamic work environment will challenge you and get you closer to reaching your full potential. Acronis will give you the platform and tools you need to build and grow your career. You will find yourself surrounded by bright, talented, hardworking, passionate and fun-loving individuals.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• You will work within a growing research and development team to improve existing and build brand new Acronis products.
• You will work closely with Product managers, Architects, Security, Operations and QA through all phases of software development lifecycle.
• Design and develop distributed, highly scalable efficient microservices for data protection and cyber security features in Acronis products.
• You continuously improve your own and your teammates technical skills via mentoring, code reviews and feedback.
• You should be open to jumping into unfamiliar codebases, languages and start contributing.

WHAT YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• Preferably a degree in computer science or equivalent engineering education or relevant work experience in IT industry
• Proficient with Go, C++ or Python, but willing to work in Go.
• Experience with developing microservices for cloud products and REST APIs
• Strong knowledge on datastores like PostgreSQL/ MySQL/Elasticsearch is expected
• Experience in Python, knowledge of Pytest or other test automation frameworks and tools would be a plus
• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience will be added advantage
• Experience with Agile and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins is preferred

WHO WE ARE

Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection by unifying backup, disaster recovery, storage, next-generation anti-malware, and protection management into one solution.  This all-in-one integration removes the complexity and risks associated with non-integrated solutions and offers easy, complete and reliable data protection for all workloads, applications, and systems across any environment—all at a low and predictable cost.

Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, Acronis now has more than 2,000 employees and offices in 34 locations worldwide. Its solutions are trusted by more than 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies, and top-tier professional sports teams. Acronis products are available through over 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries and 26 languages.

Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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