Platform Engineering Intern

WHO WE ARE

Across Doha, the company runs 14 branch offices and a central depot for hardware staging and imaging.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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 Doha. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Working hours follow Gulf time, Monday to Friday.

DAY TO DAY

• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response
• Set up dashboards and alerts in Grafana, Prometheus or CloudWatch
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small
• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts

REQUIREMENTS

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Some exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP through a free tier account or course
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects

Duration: 10 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $47.50 to $48.00 an hour

PERKS

• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Company laptop
• Flexible hours
• Paid sick time
• Home office setup stipend
• Final presentation to leadership

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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