DevOps Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. We started in 1995 and have grown to about 2,700 people.

About the internship

Heatherlight Labs is hiring a DevOps Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. We are moving older services to containers and the intern will help with the migration and the documentation. You will intern remotely with our team in Madrid. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

Responsibilities

• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes.
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts.
• Document runbooks for common incidents in Confluence.
• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause.
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform.
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response.
• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision.

What we're looking for

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects.
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly.
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work.
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week.

Preferred qualifications

• Kubernetes basics, such as pods, deployments and services.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate.
• Exposure to Nginx configuration.

What you'll learn

• You will make infrastructure changes that go through review and reach production.
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform on live AWS accounts.
• How a real deployment pipeline, monitoring stack and on-call rotation fit together.
• Debugging failed deploys and reading logs under some time pressure.

Program dates: Summer 2027, 12 weeks.

Compensation: $44.00 - $46.50/hr

What we offer

• Final presentation to leadership.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Heatherlight Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Heatherlight Labs.