Spring & Summer 2027 Software Engineering Co-op

Peraton is seeking Spring & Summer 2027 Software Engineering Co-ops to support the County of San Diego Contract from January 2027 through August 2027.

As Software Engineering Co-ops students will build and prototype software that helps County departments work faster using modern AI tools and AWS cloud services. Youll contribute code test ideas quickly through rapid prototyping and see your work move from concept to use in a live public-sector environment.

Peraton is the County of San Diegos IT and telecommunications partner supporting the technology that County departments rely on to serve more than 3 million residents from public health and social services to public safety and libraries. As a intern/co-op on the CoSD program youll work alongside Peraton professionals on real projects that modernize County services including emerging work applying AI to how software is designed built and delivered.

Co-op structure: 40 hours/week throughout the duration of the co-op with a hybrid work arrangement based in San Diego CA.

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Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• HS Diploma and some advanced level training.
• You are a current undergrad or graduate student and have completed progress or pursuing a degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Data Science or related field
• Coursework or project experience programming in Python or Java
• Understanding of object-oriented programming and version control (Git)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience /C#
• Exposure to AWS services (Bedrock CodeCommit Lambda) or other cloud platforms
• Experience building with generative AI APIs (e.g. Claude) or AI coding tools (e.g. Kiro)
• Familiarity with JIRA or ServiceNow
• Hackathon personal or open-source projects demonstrating rapid prototyping

Location:

• San Diego CA

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.