This position is offered through the ANU Computing Internship courses (COMP4820 / COMP8830).
Semester 2, 2026 applications open on Monday 18th May 2026 and close on Sunday 31st May 2026.
Company
Zeppelin Bend Pty Ltd
Project
Zepben has developed a tile engine for rendering electrical network assets on a geospatial map using the Mapbox Vector Tile (MVT) format. This capability provides a spatial view of network infrastructure to support our products. In addition, Zepben has a modelling and analytics platform that generates insights into the performance of electrical assets. We aim to visualise this analytical data alongside the network assets within the map interface. This project involves building a tile server capable of ingesting analysis results and generating Mapbox-compatible vector tiles, which can then be rendered within the existing geospatial asset maps. By the end of this project, you will have:
- Developed an understanding of the Kotlin and Java ecosystems used to build backend services
- Gained practical experience with the Mapbox Vector Tile format and tile generation techniques
- Built familiarity with API server design and client-server interactions
- Deployed a functional tile server and integrated it with a React-based client application
Required technical skills
These are the technologies used, but are not essential.
Any significant software development skills will be highly regarded.
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Java/Kotlin
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React
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Mapbox (Vector Tiles)
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SQL (for querying analysis results)
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PostgreSQL
Required/preferred professional and other skills
Experience with electricity distribution would be highly regarded, especially an electrical engineering background, but it is not required.
Delivery Mode
In-Person
Student location
Canberra
Project’s Special Requirements/ Conditions
None
Type of internship
Paid internship - the student will be engaged as an employee
How to apply
Applications are invited from eligible students to apply for the Computing Internship courses COMP4820 or COMP8830. Eligibility details of COMP4820 / COMP8830 and further information about the Computing Internship can be found on the Computing Internship page.
Eligible students can apply through the Computing Internship application form which will be available via the Computing Internship page between Monday 18th May 2026 and close on Sunday 31st May 2026.
You can nominate multiple preferred Internship projects and host organisations through the one online application form.
Eligibility and room available in degree to undertake COMP4820/COMP8830 will be assessed at the time of application. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria or do not have room in your degree to fit COMP4820/COMP8830, your application will not be progressed.
Your application will require you to upload the following documents:
- an updated copy of your resume, and
- an expression of interest (limit 350 words) for each organisation you wish to apply to (organisations with multiple projects may only submit one expression of interest, so state clearly which project/s you wish to be considered for).