Sales Technical Intern - Summer 2027 (Reading, GBR)

CrowdStrike Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

FalconFit Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. is offering a Sales Technical Internship in Reading, UK, designed to train the next generation of talent in corporate tech sales. The eight-week program combines product knowledge with hands-on experience and a path to a potential extended internship based on performance.

You will develop skills in presenting complex solutions, gain exposure to global sales policies, and work with top industry professionals in a collaborative, mentor-supported environment.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Team player who collaborates well with a broad cohort while also exuding independence.
• Resourceful with ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Personable, resilient, and responsive; interested in mentorship from sales engineering professionals.
• Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making and improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply workplace knowledge toward specialization in Technical Sales.
• Learn global sales policies and procedures and organizational behavior skills.
• Execute hardware and software performance testing, benchmarking and tuning.
• Engage sales and engineering leaders and cross-functional teams on ad-hoc projects.
• Optimize and implement technical sales tools and resources.
• Gather and apply technical knowledge to day-to-day activities.
• Work within technical sales operations: metrics, KPIs, workflows, and tools.
• Develop and deliver technical demonstrations and collateral for internal and external needs.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Mentorship interest

AI tech experience

Education

Penultimate year bachelor's degree (2028 graduate)

Cyber Security / MIS / CS background

Job description

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn't changed - we're here to stop breaches, and we've redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We're always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Our University Recruiting program is dedicated to attracting and cultivating the future leaders of this industry. This program offers paid positions for students and recent grads, designed to provide exposure to work that makes an impact while being supported through a structured experience with seasoned professionals.

About the Role

Our Sales Tech Internship is dedicated to elevating the next generation of talent in our fight against adversaries with a structured curriculum, certifications, and an engaging environment. As a Sales Technical Intern, you will master CrowdStrike product knowledge, technical requirements, gain experience on how to present a complex solution to a wide variety of audiences, and develop the fundamental skills needed for a successful Sales Engineer career. You will spend eight weeks in our competitive and immersive program gaining hands-on experience while working side by side with top industry professionals with the opportunity to extend to our part-time semester-long internship based on your successful completion of the summer program.

Location: Reading, UK (Hybrid: Tuesday & Wednesday in-office / Monday, Thursday & Friday WFH)

Start & End Dates: June 2nd - July 23rd, 2027

What You’ll Do

• Develop and apply workplace knowledge, building toward a specialization in Technical Sales.
• Learn global sales policies and procedures, corporate workplace ethics, and organizational behavior skills.
• Execute hardware and software performance testing, benchmarking, and tuning.
• Engage sales and engineering leaders, and cross-functional teams with ad-hoc projects.
• Optimize and implement technical sales tools and resources.
• Gather and apply technical knowledge to complete day-to-day activities.
• Work within technical sales operations: metrics, KPIs, workflows, sales activities, and tools.
• Complete and pass at least one of the three main certifications required of all CrowdStrike Sales Engineers
• Develop and deliver technical demonstrations and collateral for internal CrowdStrike needs, customers, and partners.

What You’ll Need

Currently in your penultimate year of studies for your initial bachelor's degree (2028 graduate) with a degree background in Cyber Security, Business degrees (MIS concentrations is a plus), and Computer Science. Additional degree backgrounds welcome to apply include but are not limited to; Maths, Physics, and Engineering.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Team player who collaborates well with a broad cohort while also exuding independence
• Resourceful with the ability to handle multiple tasks, and prioritize work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment without compromising quality.
• Personable, resilient, and responsive
• Passionate about both business and technology with an interest in mentorship from top sales engineering professionals
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

What You Can Expect

• Fully immersive sales internship to certify & ready you for a future in corporate tech sales
• Executive Speaker Series, Tech Talks and cross-departmental coffee chats
• Development workshops to grow your soft and hard skills
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns and CrowdStrikers
• Working alongside a diverse and global team
• Assigned one-on-one mentor and continuous feedback
• Access to our FalconFit Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program
• Fun Slack channels