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.

This is a 12 week internship program beginning on May 24th 2027 or June 21st 2027

Location: 4 on-site days a week in Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters.

Our Team's Vision

Our Engineering team has established a culture based on thought leadership, independence, and responsibility. This powerful dynamic drives us forward as we work to make the digital world a safer place.

Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and work on a technology stack that ranges from operating systems to distributed applications to UI and visualization. Together, we will continue to build world-class products—driven by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

Your Impact

Gain hands-on expertise in public cloud infrastructure management and deployment in Kubernetes

Participate in projects to integrate AI services into existing workflows

Learn to implement and optimize monitoring public cloud ecosystems for efficient system health tracking and Observability

Acquire practical skills in building, managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for applications

Enhance troubleshooting skills, focusing on diagnosing and resolving issues in cloud-native and distributed systems

Develop proficiency in designing for scalability to support growing data and workloads

Master modern deployment practices, ensuring reliable and efficient releases

Your Toolkit

Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor's or Master's degree-seeking program with an expected graduation date in Winter 2026/Spring 2027

Good understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms including distributed systems

Proficiency in C++/Python/Go, or similar programming language and willingness to learn Go language quickly

Experience with AI tools/models and AWS/Azure working experience a plus

Examples of your own self-driven projects that illustrate your passion for software development

What You’ll Gain

Hands-on experience running and scaling production cloud infrastructure that supports Illumio's Zero Trust Segmentation platform

Real-world experience with Kubernetes, public cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and modern CI/CD and deployment tools

A look at how observability, monitoring and incident troubleshooting keep distributed systems reliable at scale

Experience bringing AI services into real engineering workflows, a skill more and more companies are looking for

Mentorship from experienced Site Reliability and Cloud Engineers and technical leaders

A better understanding of how reliability, scalability and security are built into a cybersecurity product from code to release

A supportive and inclusive environment that values curiosity, ownership and continuous learning

To support you throughout your internship, Illumio interns can look forward to:

Stipend: A stipend to help support you during your internship.

Events & Experiences: Fun and meaningful events providing opportunities to connect with fellow Illumineers to build new skills and experience our culture.

Giving Back: Opportunities to volunteer and make an impact in our community.

Meals & Snacks: Stay fueled with a fully stocked office, snacks and beverages, plus catered lunch from local restaurants every day!

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Candidates selected for an internship must have valid U.S. work authorization for the full duration of the internship. Illumio does not provide immigration sponsorship for internship positions; however, candidates who are independently eligible for employment authorization, including eligible F-1 students who obtain appropriate CPT or OPT authorization, may be considered.