As a Software Engineering Intern, you'll contribute to software development, automation, and AI workflows while working within a dynamic engineering team. The role involves coding, collaborating on tasks, and learning best practices in a fast-paced environment for up to 40 hours per week over 2-3 months.
Our Company
Welcome to Energy Vault® (NYSE:NRGV), a global energy storage and power infrastructure company focused on owning, operating, and enabling resilient, dispatchable energy assets.
Energy Vault’s focus is to deliver reliable, flexible power that supports the evolving needs of modern grids, communities, and large energy users. Since 2024, the Company has centered its strategy on an Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, developing, building, owning, and operating critical energy assets around the world.
Energy Vault operates globally, with headquarters in Westlake Village, California and Lugano, Switzerland, and regional development across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company partners with utilities, grid operators, and large energy consumers to deliver infrastructure that strengthens grid reliability, enables renewable integration, and supports long-term energy security.
By combining asset ownership with advanced technologies and integration expertise, Energy Vault is building the next generation of critical energy infrastructure, delivering dependable power when and where it matters most.
Learn more at www.energyvault.com, explore recent updates in our Newsroom, and connect with us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, or YouTube.
Our Values
We Commit: To Building a Better Future for Earth and All Its Beings.
We Innovate: Cutting Edge Solutions to Accelerate the Unique Energy Aspirations of Our Clients.
We Connect: To Build Genuine Relationships.
We Deliver: Going Above & Beyond by Being Fast & Nimble.
We Lead: With Authenticity and Purpose.
Our Energetic Team:
Energy Vault Solution, a division within Energy Vault, is dedicated to delivering customer-focused energy storage products that merge Battery and Clean Hydrogen technologies. The Energy Vault Solution team also develops and manages our AI/ML powered software applications that include EMS, Lifecycle Management, and Energy Trading Platforms.
Your Impact as a Intern, Software Engineering:
Join Energy Vault as a Software Engineering Intern on a highly talented engineering team building and supporting the next generation of our software platform. This internship is designed for a motivated, fast-learning student with a solid foundation in problem solving, software engineering, and an eagerness to work across real production systems.
You’ll work independently, and under guidance, on meaningful tasks while being fully embedded within our engineering team and operating as if you’re a full-time contributor. You’ll gain hands-on experience in software development, automation, integration, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.
This role is estimated to be 2-3 months in duration with 40-hours per week.
Your Mission:
- Work independently and under guidance on scoped software development tasks, contributing production-quality code.
- Support the development and testing of software components using Python and Java.
- Help create automation scripts, tools, and lightweight test frameworks to streamline workflows.
- Collaborate closely with senior engineers and participate in daily standups, design discussions, and code reviews.
- Use modern AI engineering tools (e.g., Claude) to enhance coding, debugging, documentation, and research.
- Help investigate issues, perform debugging, and propose improvements with guidance from the engineering team.
- Learn and apply fundamentals of distributed systems, networking, and energy-related software systems.
- Contribute to documentation, design artifacts, and internal knowledge-sharing resources.
Your Background:
- Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
- Strong foundation in problem solving, algorithms, and software fundamentals.
- Development experience with Python and/or Java and ability to develop software without using AI tools.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative on assigned tasks.
- Understanding of software development best practices (version control, testing, debugging).
- Interest in distributed systems, cloud platforms, networking, or energy systems.
- Strong communication skills and ability to operate within a fast-paced, high-talent team.
- Exposure to Linux, scripting, or basic cloud concepts (AWS).
- Experience in using or willingness to learn AI-enabled development tools (e.g., Claude).
- Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
- A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!
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Join Us in Empowering Change
At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.
Apply now and become a catalyst for change at Energy Vault!
Top Skills
AWS
Java
Python
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