Co-op Software Engineer, Backend

Dialpad is the leading AI-powered customer communications platform, transforming how businesses communicate with their customers. They are seeking a Co-op Software Engineer to gain real-world experience in software engineering, where you'll build customer-impacting functionality into backend services and design scalable backends. This role offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and the chance to contribute to impactful projects within a collaborative team. Responsibilities Build customer-impacting functionality into Dialpad’s backend services Design and implement robust, reusable, and scalable backends through collaboration with a close-knit team Your impactful work will help improve: Dialpad’s customer experience, infrastructure scalability, security, and costs Skills Currently enrolled in a university program (3rd year+) or recently graduated in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study Minimum of 8 months of hands-on experience in software development Available to work full-time (40 hours per week), Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Familiarity/experience with Python, Java, C++, or similar programming languages Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases, including how to query and interact with databases A solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design Skilled in writing clean, reusable code using object-oriented design principles Ability to debug code and write unit tests Basic knowledge of version control systems to collaborate on projects and track changes Launch new code weekly with our fast release cycles Experience with Git is a plus Experience working with containerization and orchestration in the cloud is a plus Benefits Competitive benefits and perks Robust training program Company Overview First in AI. Best in Agentic. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in San Ramon, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is