Application Security Intern - Southeast (Remote)
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💻 Engineering🎓 Internship🌱 Entry Level🌍 Worldwide
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About G2 - The Company
When you join G2, you’re joining the team that helps businesses reach their peak potential by powering decisions and strategies with trusted insights from real software users.
G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 100 million people annually — including employees at all Fortune 500 companies — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation and grow their business — including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
As we continue on our growth journey, we are striving to be the most trusted data source in the age of AI for informing software buying decisions and go-to-market strategies. Does that sound exciting to you? Come join us as we try to reach our next PEAK!
About G2 - Our People
At G2, we have big goals, but we stay grounded in our PEAK (Performance + Entrepreneurship + Authenticity + Kindness) values. You’ll be part of a value-driven, growing global community that climbs PEAKs together. We cheer for each other’s successes, learn from our mistakes, and support and lean on one another during challenging times. With ambition and entrepreneurial spirit we push each other to take on challenging work, which will help us all to grow and learn.
You will be part of a global, diverse team of smart, dedicated, and kind individuals - each with unique talents, aspirations, and life experiences. At the heart of our community and culture are our people-led ERGs, which celebrate and highlight the diverse identities of our global team. As an organization, we are intentional about our DEI and philanthropic work (like our G2 Gives program) because it encourages us all to be better people.
This role is for the entrepreneurial software engineer who thrives on building customer-focused solutions that drive real business impact. You will develop and maintain features within our Rails platform, leveraging modern tools including AI to enhance productivity and create exceptional user experiences. Beyond traditional development, you'll take ownership of features from conception through post-launch optimization, working closely with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions. Quarterly innovation weeks give engineers dedicated time to bring your most innovative feature ideas to life. If you wish to join a talented, passionate team whose kindness and authenticity will help you grow at the forefront of customer-focused technology, apply so we can start our conversation today!
Design, build, and maintain customer-facing Ruby on Rails features with a focus on user experience, measurable business impact, and scalable delivery. Partner with stakeholders to identify pain points, rapidly test solutions, and validate through real user feedback.
Drive cross-functional initiatives end-to-end alongside product, design, customer success, and partners — from discovery and ideation through launch. Own feature outcomes by monitoring post-launch metrics and iterating based on real-world usage.
Leverage modern development tools and AI-assisted workflows (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to improve productivity and code quality. Integrate third-party APIs, evaluate emerging technologies, and implement automation to accelerate delivery.
Implement monitoring, analytics, and performance optimizations to ensure feature success and system reliability. Improve scalability through database tuning, caching strategies, and faster API response times.
Strengthen team knowledge-sharing and growth through knowledge transfers, pairing, technical write-ups, and ongoing learning initiatives.
We realize applying for jobs can feel daunting at times. Even if you don’t check all the boxes in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
2+ years of professional Ruby on Rails development experience in production environments supporting customer-facing applications
Generates features in preferred languages of Ruby and Javascript through agentic code practices
Communicates effectively across technical and non-technical audiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features iteratively through automated testing, code reviews, and feature flags
Translates user needs into technical solutions through customer empathy and measures business impact of delivered features
Leverages AI-powered development tools effectively and tracks emerging AI capabilities to drive productivity and innovation
Uses Entrepreneurial mindset to test ideas quickly, deliver value early, and improve solutions through ongoing feedback
Ensures code quality through unit and integration testing and maintains robust CI/CD practices
Own the end-to-end quality of our stack. You’ll optimize data performance, push for 90%+ test coverage, and keep our codebase lean and developer-friendly
Advanced PostgreSQL skills including performance tuning and query optimization.
Experience with Hotwire and Tailwind CSS within a design system.
AI tool expertise with specific examples of using AI to enhance development productivity or create customer value
Our Commitment to Inclusivity and Diversity
At G2, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where people of every background can thrive and feel welcome. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, or marital, veteran, or physical or mental disability status. Learn more about our commitments here.
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