Intern, Technology, DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Sephora • San Francisco, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sephora Internships provide an inclusive and comprehensive experience that equips young professionals with the tools needed to align their passions with work. The 10-week internship program develops early career professionals by providing interns with hands-on learning, personal and professional networking opportunities, and the ability to work on projects that directly impact the business. This internship provides hands-on experience in modern cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, SRE practices, observability, operational analytics, platform engineering, and infrastructure automation. The intern will work closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Database Engineering, SRE, Platform Engineering, and DevEx teams on a project that delivers measurable operational improvements and business value.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, or Bash.
• Foundational understanding of Linux, networking, APIs, Git source control, and cloud computing concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and translate a broad problem into a practical project plan.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical work and explain outcomes to technical and leadership audiences.
• Exposure through coursework, projects, or internships to cloud platforms, containers, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, observability, platform engineering, reliability engineering, or distributed systems.
• Graduating in 2027 or 2028 (undergraduate or graduate degree)
• Work schedule must align with 9-5PM, Pacific Standard Time
• Must permanently reside and work in the U.S.
• Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions
• Available from June 14 - August 20, 2027

Nice To Haves

• Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or AWS
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Terraform and infrastructure automation
• GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, or Datadog

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational workflows, infrastructure and platform metrics, and service health signals to identify automation and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop and test scripts, tools, dashboards, or workflows that reduce manual effort and improve operational visibility in a controlled environment.
• Contribute to monitoring, observability, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, database operations, or developer self-service initiatives based on the selected project scope.
• Document the solution through architecture guidance, operational processes, runbooks, test evidence, and a knowledge-transfer package that enables future use and extension.
• Present the business problem, technical approach, results, operational impact, lessons learned, and recommended next steps to engineering and leadership audiences.
• Demonstrate our Sephora values: Passion, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect, Teamwork, and Initiative.

Benefits

• The target hourly pay for this position is $30.00 - $30.00.
• Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.
• Fulfilling Path. Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge, stretch and develop your skills.
• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) that your individual voice is a part of.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern