DevOps/Platform Engineer Intern (Cloud/Kubernetes)

TL;DR

DevOps/Platform Engineer Intern (Cloud/Kubernetes): Working on runtime and development platforms that power product teams, including cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and security foundations. Focus on contributing to production systems, automating infrastructure provisioning, and improving system reliability.

Location: Remote work is available from anywhere or Onsite in Riyadh, KSA. Only Saudi nationals are eligible.

Salary: Paid internship

Company

hirify.global builds financial products for millions of users across the GCC, offering split payments online and in-store.

What you will do

• Work on cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting for production systems.
• Participate in incident analysis and work with infrastructure-as-code.
• Enhance system reliability, scalability, and security.

Requirements

• Strong fundamentals in Linux, operating systems, and basic networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS).
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms, distributed systems, containers, and Kubernetes concepts.
• Scripting/programming skills, experience with Git, and structured thinking.
• English sufficient for documentation and team communication.
• Eligibility: Saudi nationals only, able to maintain full-time engagement.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with any public cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Basic understanding of observability, monitoring, security, reliability, and platform engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid internship with full integration into an engineering team.
• Clear path to a junior DevOps or platform engineer role based on performance.
• Distributed engineering team across multiple countries.
• Demanding program designed for fast professional growth.
• Remote work available globally; office-based work in Riyadh.

Hiring process

• Application and Review.
• HR call.
• Technical interview.
• Final interview.
• Hired.