Platform Engineering Intern

Since 1986, the company has expanded from listings into payments, shipping and seller financing. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

Internship overview:

Taloncraft Commerce is hiring a Platform Engineering Intern for May 2027. Taloncraft Commerce is hiring a DevOps intern to help with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure and monitoring. This role is fully remote within the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Your projects:

• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts

Who you are:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python

Nice to have:

• Kubernetes basics, such as pods, deployments and services

What you'll learn:

• How a real deployment pipeline, monitoring stack and on-call rotation fit together
• Certificate, recommendation letter and a possible full-time offer
• Debugging failed deploys and reading logs under some time pressure

Program dates: May 2027, 10 weeks.

Pay: $42.00 - $50.00 per hour

What we offer:

• Paid company holidays
• Learning and development stipend
• Flexible hours
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)

Taloncraft Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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