Site Reliability Engineering Intern (Remote)

Our website and apps help renters search listings, schedule tours and submit applications. Support shifts are shared, so engineers spend a few hours a quarter answering customer tickets.

Overview

Kowalski Commerce is hiring a DevOps intern to help with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure and monitoring. Remote position. Most of the team is in Dallas, but nobody is required to come in. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

Day to day

• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision.
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results.
• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause.
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small.
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform.
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts.

Who can apply

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly.
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection.
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week.
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $45.00 - $48.00 per hour

Perks

• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Company laptop.
• Home office setup stipend.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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