Software Engineer Intern (Traffic Infrastructure) - 2027 Summer

NWU; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (day one)

Paid holidays (10 holidays)

Housing allowance eligibility for non-

Intern housing allowance

Job summary

NWU is seeking a student intern to contribute to the design, development, and operation of infrastructure for global edge PoPs, focusing on performance, reliability, and security. You will learn engineering best practices while delivering cloud-native features from requirements through testing and rollout, and help build observability tools and automation to speed incident response.

The role requires pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and hands-on exposure to containers,

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Strong fundamentals in CS concepts.
• Experience with Go, C, or Rust.
• Familiar with Linux and containers.
• Collaborative, fast-paced learner.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design, development, and operation of edge PoP infrastructure.
• Deliver cloud-native features from requirements to rollout.
• Build observability and automation to improve incident response.

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Operating systems

Computer networks

Linux basics

Containers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Go

C

Rust

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Assist in the design, development, and operation of infrastructure components for global edge Points of Presence (PoPs), including Kubernetes/control plane, virtualization/containers, and Ingress/Gateway, with guidance from senior engineers, focusing on performance, reliability, and security.
• Participate in delivering cloud-native features from requirements gathering through implementation, testing, and rollout, while learning engineering best practices.
• Help build observability and troubleshooting tools such as metrics, logs, tracing, and profiling, and contribute to automation that improves incident response efficiency.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Solid foundation in software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and computer networks.
• Programming experience in one or more languages such as Go, C, or Rust, demonstrated through coursework, personal projects, or open-source contributions.
• Familiarity with Linux and a basic understanding of containers, distributed systems, or networking concepts.
• Strong problem-solving skills, a growth mindset, ownership, and eagerness to learn in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Prior internship, co-op, or research experience related to backend or systems development, cloud-native technologies, or infrastructure.
• Hands‑on exposure to containers and Kubernetes through coursework, side projects, or internships, including deploying applications, basic cluster operations, service discovery, or Ingress/Gateway.
• Contributions to cloud-native open-source projects such as Kubernetes, Containerd, or Cilium/eBPF.
• Deeper Linux knowledge including kernel, scheduling, TCP/IP, routing, and iptables/nftables.
• Coursework, projects, or interest in CDN, live streaming, RTC, or other edge or traffic‑intensive architectures.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly rate of $45.
• Day one access to health insurance, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 hours if hired in the second half).
• Housing allowance eligibility for interns not working 100% remotely.