Software Engineer Intern (Infra) - 2027 Summer

Location: San Jose, United States; fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week

Salary: $45 per hour

Company

hirify.global operates data privacy, cybersecurity, trust and safety, and content moderation systems for the U.S. TikTok ecosystem.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain automation procedures that improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Design, deploy, and operate infrastructure components with software engineering teams.
• Help build and run large-scale, massively distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Apply coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design to infrastructure challenges.
• Collaborate with engineering teams while contributing with increasing self-direction.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Availability for a 12-week internship during Summer 2027, with start and end dates stated in the resume.
• Proficiency in a high-level programming language such as Python, Go, Java, or Shell script.
• Experience with network architecture, database modeling, cloud systems, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Currently pursuing a master's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent container and orchestration platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on internship experience with real-world infrastructure challenges and industry exposure.
• Access to social events, learning programs, and development workshops.
• Health insurance, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits from the first day.
• Ten paid holidays and paid sick time.
• Housing allowance may be available for interns who are not working 100% remotely.