Infrastructure Software Engineering Intern - Winter
Fab2 · Austin
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## About fab2 The fab2 team can build anything. We design the hardware and software needed to make chips, and we also build the fabs, tools, and components ourselves. We’re looking for exceptional, hands-on people who can iterate to the limits of what’s possible. ## About the Role We’re seeking an **Infrastructure and Site Reliability Intern** for the **winter term**. - **Start:** January - **Preferred commitment:** **4 to 8 months** In this role, you’ll **design, build, deploy, and manage on-prem backend infrastructure** that powers our small, fast semiconductor fab. This is a broad role covering backend infrastructure and services. ### Our infrastructure philosophy - Minimal, understandable, **on-site**, close to the hardware - You won’t find much **Docker**, **cloud services**, or **Kubernetes** - Expect **bare-metal Linux**, **systemd**, and **single-file binaries** - You’ll see lots of **Rust** and **Go**, with occasional **Python** ### What matters most - You’ve built **real things** (a **portfolio is required** to apply—e.g., GitHub) - You love getting close to the metal - You show strong signs of engineering excellence - You’re excited by performance engineering, building complex features from scratch, and learning new domains quickly We aim to get things built and tested in **days or weeks**, not months. ## Responsibilities - Build and evolve **infrastructure-as-code** tooling for complex, multi-environment deployments - Help manage and maintain an **on-prem server fleet** for high availability and optimal resource utilization - Monitor and maintain **system performance and health** across diverse production workloads - Design, implement, and refine **alerting** to catch issues before they impact users - Build **automation** to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency - Implement **secure secret management** - Debug production issues across the stack - Partner with engineering teams to understand infrastructure needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions ## Required Experience - Pursuing a **BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering**, or demonstrated exceptional skill in software engineering - Strong programming skills in **Rust, Go, or other systems-oriented languages** - Solid understanding of **Linux**, **networking fundamentals**, and **distributed systems** - Experience building or maintaining non-trivial **infrastructure/automation/tooling** projects (personal, academic, or professional) - Interest in one or more: - systems reliability - observability - infrastructure automation - performance optimization ## Nice-to-have - Configuration management or fleet management at scale - Monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog) - Performance profiling and capacity planning - Database administration, backup strategies, or disaster recovery - Exposure to secret management (Vault, SOPS) or PKI ## Working at fab2 We’re an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and labs/offices in **Austin, TX**, **Lockhart, TX**, and **San Francisco, CA**. ### Compensation & Benefits - Software Interns are paid hourly, at a rate equivalent to an annualized range of **$114,000–$131,000** depending on experience and education (earnings vary with hours worked). - **Housing stipend** (help with first month expenses) - **Daily lunches**, **dinners 3x/week** - Stocked office kitchen with snacks and Spindrifts - Weekly **Learning & Development** opportunities - **Commute
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