About The Role:

We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. Real-time infrastructure is the future, and we are creating a new category for it - ‘Data in Motion’.

Tech in Texas! Austin is a Confluent early career engineering hub. Your internship will be a hybrid working model that introduces you to Confluent's culture and enables faster learning, onboarding, and coaching.

• At the time of your start date, you will be required to be located in the location on your offer letter.

• You and your fellow interns will have access to office space to collaborate in person for a required three days a week.

• This internship requires a working, reliable internet connection and a quiet, dedicated workspace. You will be required to work from your Austin-based home location two times per week.

• A $4,000 USD pre-taxed lump sum payment for a housing stipend at the start of your internship.

• 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.

• A monthly commuting stipend to travel to and from the office equivalent to $150 USD.

• If you receive a return offer at the end of the internship, you will be based in Austin, Texas.

What You Will Do:

• To design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software that will touch production and have a customer-facing impact.

• Follow best practices for software development and participate in code reviews.

• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

• Help build the next generation Kafka by continuing to push the boundaries of distributed system design.

What You Will Bring:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Math, or a related technical field with a graduation date between December 2026- August 2027

• Self-motivated and able to drive projects with mentorship and project requirements

• Ability to work effectively in teams and strong verbal and written communication skills

• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms and are proficient in at least one of these languages: Java/Scala, C, C++, GoSmart, humble, and empathetic

• Driven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative, and quickly growing software development environment

• Interested in building large-scale distributed systems in the cloud and are excited to make an impact