SRE Intern, Engines, Munich

Who we are

Firebolt is developed by a global group of data leaders who share a passion for high performance databases and a vision to meet the rising need for instant analytics experiences for data intensive apps. Together, we're building the world's fastest and most efficient cloud data warehouse.

About the team

Firebolt’s Engines Team is responsible for product experience of our Engines, which are the center of the Firebolt experience. Engines are how we define the workload a customer runs, and ultimately orchestrates all of the infrastructure to enable customers to execute their queries. This is a high impact team that gets an opportunity to collaborate with all parts of the company from the customer facing experiences to the core database teams and infrastructure.

What you will do

As part of our growing team in Germany, you can have a major impact on Firebolt’s product. The team operates a large fleet of cloud instances and is focused on reliable engine operations. Our projects range from improving the observability, automating toil, improving developer experience, all the way to more efficient provisioning and utilization of our infrastructure.

During your internship, you will be paired with a mentor to work on a well-defined project you find exciting. The project will lead to significant and measurable improvements to the way we operate. At the end of your internship, you will have tangible results which you can present to a wider audience within Firebolt.

Your responsibilities

• Work closely with a mentor on a well-defined project to improve the way we operate.
• Take part in the complete product cycle for this project. This ranges from architectural designs, to building and finally delivering the feature.
• Collaborate with your team and present your findings.
• Learn about reliable operations of a large cloud infrastructure.
• Build production software while having fun in an exciting and supportive environment.

About you

• You are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• You have about three months of time to work with us, but we are happy to adjust to a schedule that fits your needs
• You have some previous experience in Python, Golang or a similar programming language
• You have experience working with Linux
• You enjoy working in a distributed, multi-cultural environment

Bonus Points

• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience working with a cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with distributed systems