Software Engineer Co-op (March-August)

Description
Ready to join a team that's all in? At Imprivata, we deliver unified access and security management programs that eliminate friction, empowering healthcare and mission-critical organizations to work smarter, faster, and more securely.
We believe work can be more than a job or task-it's a collective spirit; the type that emboldens creativity, embraces challenge, and fosters excitement. We are constantly raising the bar on what's possible, owning the outcome of our triumphs and trials, staying nimble amidst change, and cultivating an environment where we win together. Here, your ideas matter, your differences are celebrated, and your work drives real results-for your career, your teammates, and our customers.
When you join Imprivata, you embark on a shared journey of ambition and growth. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. If you're looking for a place to match your passion with purpose-and where every day you can make an impact-you'll find it here.
We are seeking a Software Engineer Co-op to join our team. This is a hybrid opportunity based out of Waltham, MA.
The Software Engineer Co-op to join a team building backend monitoring and operations tooling. This role will work on internal services and developer/operations tools that improve reliability, visibility, and operational efficiency across our platform. This Co-op is ideal for someone who enjoys building practical systems, automating repetitive work, and learning how modern production services are operated. We are looking for someone who is excited about applying AI capabilities to improve monitoring and operational workflows.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and enhance backend services and internal tools (primarily in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Develop features that improve observability: metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alerts, and runbooks.
• Create automation that reduces operational toil (e.g., workflows for incident response, diagnostics, and remediation).
• Integrate with common monitoring and ticketing systems via APIs; design clean, maintainable interfaces.
• Contribute to AI-enabled operations features (e.g., summarizing incidents, recommending next-steps, anomaly triage, or assisted diagnostics) while considering data privacy and security.
• Write unit/integration tests and help improve CI/CD quality signals so manual testing can focus on high-risk areas.
• Participate in an agile team model: scope tasks, propose solutions, implement, and communicate progress.
• Other duties as assigned and required.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 1-2 years of hands-on coding experience (school, personal, or internship) building software in at least two languages; must include Java and JavaScript (or TypeScript).
• Strong fundamentals: data structures, debugging, version control (Git), and writing readable, maintainable code.
• Comfortable working with RESTful APIs and JSON; familiarity with basic networking concepts is a plus.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate across engineering and operations stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of modern AI concepts (e.g., LLMs, embeddings, retrieval, prompt design, evaluation).
• Interest in applying AI to monitoring and operations use cases (triage, summarization, correlation, recommendation).
• Awareness of responsible AI considerations: security, privacy, data handling, hallucinations, and validation/guardrails.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with observability tooling (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Opensearch, Datadog, Splunk).
• Experience building internal tools or automation (scripts, CLIs, Slack/Teams bots, workflow engines).
• Exposure to security concepts (authN/authZ, secrets management) in production systems.

This position offers a total compensation range of $26.00 to $30.00 per hour. In addition, more information about Imprivata's benefit offerings can be found here. This range represents the high and low end of Imprivata's compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, such as a candidate's location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
At Imprivata, we have a top-notch work environment, developmental opportunities, a competitive total rewards package, and the desire to have fun. If you have the skills and qualifications as we have described above, we want to hear from you!
Imprivata provides equal employment opportunities, regardless of race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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