Confluent · 7 hours ago
2026 Technical Program Management Intern
Austin, TX
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$50/hr - $61/hr
Start in 2026Confluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves and is utilized. As a Technical Program Management Intern, you will play a vital role in delivering complex projects related to streaming infrastructure, collaborating with various teams to enhance operations and processes.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesEnterprise SoftwareOpen Source
Responsibilities
Work with stakeholders to drive cross cutting and/or critical initiatives for the company
Drive process and tooling improvements
Ensure that we are able to deliver projects on time
Proactively identify and resolve roadblocks/challenges affecting projects
Train and help other leaders to become better in program management
Scale the engineering groups in terms of their operations and programs with tooling and process improvements
Make technical decisions to keep projects running on time
Work with Engineering, Product and Security leadership to streamline and drive our projects on a predictable schedule
Run cross-functional meetings and drive decision making around schedule adjustments, bug triage and internal and external partner/customer delivery
Act as a communications liaison between technical and non-technical colleagues
Lead technical design and architecture discussions across cross-functional teams
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Math, Business Management, or a related technical field with a graduation date between December 2026- August 2027
Smart, humble, and empathetic
Have a strong sense of teamwork and put team's and company's interests first
Familiar with data analysis and AI tooling, SQL, automation skills
Driven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software startup environment and GSD!
Benefits
A travel reimbursement (if required) for round-trip airline flights (to and from the location of your internship to your home location) or driving mileage reimbursement.
Company
Confluent
Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.
Founded in 2014
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$459.6MKey Investors
CoatueSequoia CapitalIndex Ventures
2025-12-08Acquired
2021-06-24IPO
2021-06-10Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jun Rao
Co-founder
Chad Verbowski
CTO
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