Infrastructure Software Engineering Intern - Winter
About The Position
The fab2 team is seeking an Infrastructure and Site Reliability Intern for the winter term. The internship begins in January, with a preferred commitment of 4 to 8 months. The intern will design, build, deploy, and manage the on-prem backend infrastructure that powers their semiconductor fab. This is a broad role encompassing all aspects of backend infrastructure and services. The team's philosophy towards infrastructure is minimal, understandable, on-site, and close to the hardware, focusing on bare-metal Linux, systemd, and single file binaries, with a tech stack including Rust, Go, and Python. The role emphasizes building real things, getting close to the metal, and demonstrating engineering excellence. A portfolio is required to showcase software engineering excellence and curiosity.
Requirements
- Pursuing a BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or demonstrated exceptional skill in software engineering
- Strong programming skills in Rust, Go, or other systems-oriented languages
- Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and distributed systems concepts
- Experience building or maintaining non-trivial infrastructure, automation, or tooling projects (personal, academic, or professional)
- Interest in one or more of the following areas: systems reliability, observability, infrastructure automation, performance optimization
- A portfolio (e.g., GitHub) demonstrating software engineering excellence and curiosity
Nice To Haves
- Experience with configuration management or fleet management at scale
- Background in monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog)
- Familiarity with performance profiling and capacity planning
- Experience with database administration, backup strategies, or disaster recovery
- Exposure to secret management systems (Vault, SOPS) or PKI
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve infrastructure-as-code tooling to manage complex, multi-environment deployments
- Manage and maintain the fleet of on-premises servers, ensuring high availability and optimal resource utilization
- Monitor and maintain system performance and health across diverse production workloads
- Design, implement, and refine alerting systems to catch issues before they impact users
- Build automation to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency
- Implement secure secret management
- Debug production issues across the stack
- Work closely with engineering teams to understand their infrastructure needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions
Benefits
- Housing Stipend
- Lunches daily
- Dinners 3x per week
- Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks and Spindrifts
- Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
- Commuter Benefits including Parking and Late Night Uber rides
- Paid Time Off inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time
- Visa Sponsorship
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life and Disability Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
