Are you looking to gain hands-on experience in infrastructure software engineering while working on real-world technology projects? Fab2 is hiring an Infrastructure Software Engineering Intern in Austin, offering an estimated salary range of $114,000–$131,000 per year. This opportunity is well suited for students or early-career software engineers who want to strengthen their skills in software development, infrastructure, systems, and engineering problem-solving while working in a professional technology environment.
Job Overview
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Fab2 |
| Role | Infrastructure Software Engineering Intern |
| Qualification | Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field |
| Job Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Salary | $114,000–$131,000 per year |
| Work Type | On-site / Hybrid |
| Job Type | Internship |
| Job Level | Internship / Entry Level |
| Industry | Technology / Software Engineering |
Job Description
We are seeking a Infrastructure and Site Reliability Intern for the winter term. The internship begins in January, with a preferred commitment of 4 to 8 months. You will design, build, deploy, and manage the on-prem backend infrastructure that powers our small, fast semiconductor fab.
This is a broad role encompassing all aspects of backend infrastructure and services.
Our philosophy towards infra is minimal, understandable, on-site, and close to the hardware. You won’t find much docker, cloud services, or kubernetes. Instead, there is a lot of bare-metal linux, systemd, and single file binaries. You’ll see a lot of rust and go and occasionally some python.
What matters most is that you’ve already built real things, you love getting close to the metal, and show strong signs of engineering excellence. If you’re excited by performance engineering, building complex features from scratch, and learning new domains quickly, this is a great place for you.
Our philosophy is to get things built and tested in days or weeks, not months. Because of this, a portfolio (can be your GitHub) is required to apply: show us the things you’ve actually built! For us, a good portfolio includes evidence of software engineering excellence and curiosity.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve our infrastructure-as-code tooling to manage complex, multi-environment deployments
- Help manage and maintain our fleet of on-premises servers, ensuring high availability and optimal resource utilization
- Monitor and maintain system performance and health across diverse production workloads
- Design, implement, and refine alerting systems 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
- Work closely with engineering teams to understand their infrastructure needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions
Required Experience
- Pursuing a BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or demonstrated exceptional skill in software engineering
- Strong programming skills in Rust, Go, or other systems-oriented languages
- Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and distributed systems concepts
- Experience building or maintaining non-trivial infrastructure, automation, or tooling projects (personal, academic, or professional)
- Interest in one or more of the following areas: systems reliability, observability, infrastructure automation, performance optimization
Nice-to-have
- Experience with configuration management or fleet management at scale
- Background in monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog)
- Familiarity with performance profiling and capacity planning
- Experience with database administration, backup strategies, or disaster recovery
- Exposure to secret management systems (Vault, SOPS) or PKI
Selection Process
- Application submission
- Resume and qualification screening
- Recruiter/HR screening
- Technical assessment or coding evaluation
- Technical interview(s)
- Hiring manager interview
- Final selection and offer
How to Apply
- Visit the official Fab2 careers or job application page.
- Search for Infrastructure Software Engineering Intern – Austin.
- Review the job requirements and qualifications.
- Click Apply and create/sign in to your applicant account.
- Upload your updated resume and provide the required information.
- Complete any assessment or screening questions.
- Submit your application and monitor your email for further communication.
