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Bandwidth Inc. ยท 7 hours ago

Platform Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

Bandwidth Inc. is a global software company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice, messaging, and emergency services. They are looking for a Platform Engineering Intern for Summer 2026 to advance their cloud automation and improve system performance while contributing to innovative solutions.

Information TechnologyMessagingTelecommunicationsWeb Hosting
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Advance our Kubernetes/OpenShift, Cloud automation, configuration management, and other tooling
Design scalable and resilient systems to keep pace with company growth
Improve efficiency and overall system performance
Enhance our GitOps systems and practices
Harden the platform against security threats and resource contention
Work with app teams to understand potential challenges & help them choose optimal architectures
Contribute back to the Open Source community
Help respond & prevent incidents impacting the core platforms
Participate in the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process
Spearhead innovation by bringing new ideas to the team

Qualification

KubernetesCloud automationConfiguration managementProgramming languagesLinux troubleshootingCI/CD toolsContainer technologiesEmpathyCuriosityLifelong learning

Required

Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree at an accredited university
Proficiency in a programming language (Go, Bash, Typescript, etc.)
You understand how to monitor production infrastructure with technologies such as Data dog, Elastic Stack or Prometheus
You understand the linux operating system and how to troubleshoot
You have experience in hybrid cloud / on premise Kubernetes / OpenShift
You have experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Terraform
You have familiar with: One or more cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP), CI/CD registry and toolings (Github Actions, Jenkins, etc.), Artifact repository technologies (Artifactory, DockerHub, ECR, ghcr.io), Container technologies (Docker, CRI-O, Zones, LXC)

Preferred

Experience operating Kubernetes on-premise at scale in capacities including SRE, systems design or architecture
Providing guidance and building platforms across multiple zones & regions in a distributed high available app

Benefits

90-minute workout lunch
Volunteer activities that give back to our community
Fun social activities to bond with your fellow interns

Company

Bandwidth Inc.

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Bandwidth is the universal communications platform that simplifies how businesses deliver integrated global experiences.

H1B Sponsorship

Bandwidth Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (11)
2024 (5)
2023 (14)
2022 (13)
2021 (14)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$20.5M
Key Investors
Portolan Capital ManagementAilanthus Capital Management
2018-06-27Post Ipo Equity
2018-01-11Post Ipo Equity
2017-11-10IPO

Leadership Team

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Scott Mullen
CTO
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Kade Ross
CIO
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