Sales Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

Rubrik • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Rubrik is hiring a Sales Engineering Intern for its 12-week Summer 2027 internship program in Austin, Texas, running June 1 through August 20, 2027. Sales Engineers at Rubrik act as strategic influencers: they help shape the capabilities involved in deals, build customer champions, and connect Rubrik’s value to customers’ business challenges.

The program is structured in three phases. Weeks 1–4 cover sales engineering foundations, presentation skills, Microsoft 365 skills, and shadowing Sales Engineers on live calls. In weeks 5–7, the intern plans, builds, and internally presents an AI project to carry into the capstone. Weeks 8–12 include shadowing Professional Services and Support, live role plays, and a capstone showcase before Sales Engineering leadership. The showcase includes a customer-ready demo or presentation and a presentation explaining the AI project, its solution, and its impact. Weekly activities include a Monday team meeting, a one-to-one with a mentor and Sales Engineering director, and open-ended shadowing when calls or proofs of concept are underway.

The intern will learn to uncover prospects’ business challenges, help field teams identify and equip technical stakeholders to advocate for Rubrik, develop an understanding of campaign execution strategies, and collaborate with Account Executives, Sales Leaders, and Specialist Teams. Rubrik’s internship program also offers mentorship, professional development, networking, social and volunteering events, and opportunities to contribute to projects involving privacy, business continuity, and digital safety.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Graduating in December 2027 or Spring 2028.
• Available to work full-time for a 12-week program in Austin, Texas.
• Comfortable presenting and thinking on their feet in a live, unscripted setting.
• Basic technical fluency to explain how a product works and respond credibly to follow-up questions, or an aptitude for learning new technical material.

Nice To Haves

• Prior customer-facing experience, such as support, sales, teaching assistant roles, tutoring, or campus ambassador programs.
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure, virtualization, or data protection and security concepts.
• Experience with AI/ML tooling, particularly in view of the project component.
• Background in public speaking, debate, or case competitions.

Responsibilities

• Learn to ask discovery questions that uncover prospects’ underlying business challenges.
• Work with field teams to identify technical stakeholders and equip them to advocate for Rubrik internally.
• Develop an understanding of how top-performing Sales Engineers design campaign execution strategies.
• Collaborate with Account Executives, Sales Leaders, and Specialist Teams to drive outcomes.
• Shadow Sales Engineers on live calls and shadow Professional Services and Support.
• Plan, build, and internally present an AI project, then present its problem, solution, and impact at the capstone showcase.
• Deliver a polished, customer-ready demo or presentation to Sales Engineering leadership.
• Participate in live role plays, weekly team meetings, and regular mentor and Sales Engineering director one-to-ones.

Benefits

• One-to-one mentorship and guidance from a dedicated manager and mentor.
• Growth and development opportunities, including job shadowing, workshops, lunch-and-learns, and hands-on project work.
• Networking, social, and volunteering events.
• Free mental health services.
• Lunch stipend.
• Optional 401(k) benefits.
• Company-wide intern presentations and intern swag.

What This Job Offers

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