Platform Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

Bandwidth • Raleigh, NC

11d

About The Position

We are looking for a Platform Engineering Intern to join our team for Summer 2026 who is empathetic and curious and has committed themselves to being a lifetime learner. Come learn and teach with us as we continue to deliver incredible value to our customers.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree at an accredited university
• Proficiency in a programming language (Go, Bash, Typescript, etc.)
• You understand how to monitor production infrastructure with technologies such as Data dog, Elastic Stack or Prometheus)
• You understand the linux operating system and how to troubleshoot
• You have experience in hybrid cloud / on premise Kubernetes / OpenShift
• You have experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Terraform
• You have familiar with: One or more cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP) CI/CD registry and toolings (Github Actions, Jenkins, etc.) Artifact repository technologies (Artifactory, DockerHub, ECR, ghcr.io) Container technologies (Docker, CRI-O, Zones, LXC)

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating Kubernetes on-premise at scale in capacities including SRE, systems design or architecture
• Providing guidance and building platforms across multiple zones & regions in a distributed high available app

Responsibilities

• Advance our Kubernetes/OpenShift, Cloud automation, configuration management, and other tooling
• Design scalable and resilient systems to keep pace with company growth
• Improve efficiency and overall system performance
• Enhance our GitOps systems and practices
• Harden the platform against security threats and resource contention
• Work with app teams to understand potential challenges & help them choose optimal architectures
• Contribute back to the Open Source community
• Help respond & prevent incidents impacting the core platforms
• Participate in the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process
• Spearhead innovation by bringing new ideas to the team

Benefits

• At Bandwidth, we’re pretty proud of our corporate culture, which is rooted in our “Whole Person Promise.” We promise all employees that they can have meaningful work AND a full life, and we provide a work environment geared toward enriching your body, mind, and spirit.
• Take a break with our 90-minute workout lunch to energize your day, or roll up your sleeves for some cool volunteer activities that give back to our community.
• You'll also get to meet and connect with our leaders who can share their wisdom and advice.
• And let’s not forget the fun social activities to bond with your fellow interns!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees