Linux Administration Intern

About Pokhara Technologies:

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Founded in 1979, we now have 2,600 employees.

Overview:

Remote internship for a student who enjoys Linux, scripting and figuring out why a build broke. Remote within Nepal. The team meets in Pokhara once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Responsibilities:

• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small.
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response.
• Set up dashboards and alerts in Grafana, Prometheus or CloudWatch.
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts.
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts.

Who can apply:

• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Students or recent graduates of BIT, BCA, BBA, BBS or a related program.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week.
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management.
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python.
• Pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, BSCS or a related degree, graduating in 2027.
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection.

Bonus points:

• Exposure to Nginx configuration.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Grafana or Datadog.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: NPR 23,000-NPR 30,000 per month

What we offer:

• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.
• Internet allowance.
• Laptop provided for the internship.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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