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District 4 Labs

Software Engineer Intern

On site

Chicago, United states

Fresher

Internship

02-02-2026

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Leadership Python Programming

Job Specifications

POSITION TITLE: Intern (Engineering)                                           

LOCATION: Chicago, IL or Remote

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

District 4 Labs (“District 4” or “D4”) is a cutting-edge data business dedicated to building the open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and technologies of tomorrow. Its flagship product, DARKSIDE, is one of the world’s largest repositories of breached data, compromised records, and other person of interest information. DARKSIDE was built by investigators for investigators and is critical for any online investigation or intelligence gathering exercise, especially those involving attribution and online account identification.

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Interns will work part-time with our engineering and development teams to improve functionality of our user interface; parse deep and dark web data; and support other ongoing projects at the cutting edge of OSINT.

Intern schedules are flexible and will be discussed as part of the interview process, but will generally involve at least eight (8) hours of work per week.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Interns will generally:

Help District 4’s developers parse new deep and dark web data sets ahead of addition to DARKSIDE.
Work with client-facing team members to understand customer requirements and translate them into technical specifications for enhancements.
Support leadership in improving current web application functionality and building new features.
Have familiarity with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and/or dark web intelligence collection and/or processes.
Past education and/or work experience with web application development, API development, and search applications.
Strong programming skills in Python

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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District 4 Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or wi

About the Company

DISTRICT 4 LABS is a cutting-edge data business dedicated to building the open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and technologies of tomorrow. We are proud to announce our flagship product: DARKSIDE. One of the world’s largest repositories of compromised records, DARKSIDE is used by corporate investigators, intelligence analysts, and cyber consultants to mitigate risk and uncover critical intelligence. Know more