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Summer 2017 Intern -- Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Summer 2017 Intern - Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Location: San Francisco, Seattle, Herndon, Vancouver
Multiple positions available

This is your time to shine. Our software engineering interns are considered full time employees by their peers--in fact, you will be expected to contribute right away as a member of our Scrum teams for future releases. As the world leader in enterprise cloud computing, we release 3 new versions every year with close to 100 new features each release. You will write code that reaches millions of subscribers who use our applications everyday, work on our automated testing infrastructure, and craft the tools that provide real-time monitoring of our service. With such quick turnaround, we don't want our interns to sit on the sidelines and enjoy the view-- we want you to change the way our customers connect their business to the world!

As a software engineer in infrastructure, you will join our Core Infrastructure group. These teams deliver the infrastructure that drives salesforce.com, from high durable data storage using Oracle, HBase and others, to search technologies using Solr, to networking and load balancing using Java, Jetty and Netty. Here you will have the opportunity to design, develop, and optimize our highly available, distributed backend systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement code fixes under the direction of software architects and senior developers
  • Develop well-tuned code that may be included as part of our next software release
  • Contribute to our suite of automated tests and testing infrastructure
Required Skills:
  • Enrolled in sophomore year or higher at a college/university or any year at a graduate school
  • Working towards a BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related
  • Academic or professional/internship experience with Java
  • Understanding of object-oriented programming/design
  • Working knowledge of HTML and web technologies
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Be a self-starter and possess strong sense of self-motivation
Desired Skills:
  • Coursework in SQL, relational database and distributed systems concepts
  • Strong competency in javascript and associated frameworks
About FutureForce:
FutureForce is for college students or new grads wanting to experience life at Salesforce, one of the World's Most Innovative Companies 5--years--running and one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" 8- years-running. FutureForce interns work on live projects, giving them the opportunity to make a tangible impact that they can show to friends, family, and future employers if we don't hire them first (and, we hire 80% of our eligible interns)!

They have the chance to collaborate and connect with the Salesforce interns from all over the world. And, like all Salesforce employees, interns also have many possibilities to volunteer, making a lasting impact in the community.

FutureForce offers a collaborative work environment, which fosters innovation, provides flexibility and --most importantly-- is fun!