Engineering Intern

Location: Sunnyvale, California (5 days in office)

Onwards Together!

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.

Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running. 

Our Team’s Vision:

During your internship at Illumio, you will:  

• Investigate and implement distributed systems at scale aspects of the cloud based security analytics platform 

• Investigate and implement ML and AI applications for analytics and simplifying workflows

• Help identify and solve scalability issues, ensuring the platform can handle increasing loads and larger customer bases.

• Tackle complex scalability challenges by proposing innovative and efficient technical solutions.

• Understanding of front-end and back-end integration, especially in systems that handle large datasets.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

• Passion and interest in building efficient, highly scalable systems and improving user experience.

• Be empowered to take ownership of your own summer project where you provide technical solutions for real world problems. You will get to own the design, implementation, and quality of your work.    

• Be an active participant of an existing engineering scrum team.  Here you’ll learn Agile development and have daily interactions with your peers.    

What You Will Bring:

• Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelors or masters Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field degree-seeking program with an expected graduation date in Winter 2025/Spring 2026.

• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Go, Python or Ruby .

• Familiarity with web development technologies (e.g., REST APIs, front-end frameworks) is a plus.

• Familiarity with applied AI/ML, scaling ML use of LLMs

• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.

• Exposure to or knowledge of scalability, distributed systems, or cloud computing (could be a part of curriculum / coursework).

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for learning and continuous improvement.
  

Compensation:

$37 USD 

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal equity, alignment with market data, or applicable laws.

At Illumio we offer a wide range of benefits to our eligible team members. Our benefit programs vary by location and can include Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage – Health and Dependent Savings Accounts – Life and Disability Programs – Paid Parental Leave – Voluntary Benefit Programs – Company Sponsored Wellness Program – Wellness Reimbursement Program - Retirement Savings – Equity Opportunities – Paid time off and Paid Holidays – Employee Incentive Program. #LI-PO1 #LI-ONSITE

Our Commitment:

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.