Yes! The purpose and goal of our Splunktern program is to create a talent pipeline of new grads to hire into full-time roles as our teams grow. Do internships ever turn into full-time job offers? At Splunk, our interns get chances to work on things they would not have the opportunity to work on at other companies they love it and we're proud of the work they do. Our Splunkterns are valued for their voices, given a seat at the proverbial table, and respected for their contributions. Again, this work is on real products and programs alongside experienced Splunkers. Another example is from a Splunktern on our Security Compliance team, who had a hand in preparing for upcoming HIPAA and SOC 2 audits, including progression management, policy and documentation gathering, and dissemination of responsibilities of security controls to their respective owners. Splunkterns work on a variety of projects during their internship-for example, in Summer 2017, a Software Engineering Splunktern built an app to monitor user-defined alert conditions, created a platform dashboard, and wrote system scripts to track system-level calls made by the Splunk application. What kinds of projects do interns work on? Non-US internships can be anywhere from 4 months to 1 year depending on the scope of the work and the academic requirements of the respective country. For example, in Vancouver, we have co-ops 2-3 times per year (depending on the program requirements) as co-op programs are customary in Canada and often required as part of the curriculum in many universities. Internships in the United States are typically 12-14 weeks, 40 hours a week, over the summer, paid hourly, and in our SF, San Jose, Seattle, DC, and Plano offices. Philanthropy - The Splunk4Good team leads a 6-week Splunktern workshop focused on leveraging Splunk and data to address social issues. Trainings & Courses - Splunkterns are enabled and encouraged to receive certifications including HBDI, SE, Splunk Poweruser, etc. We intentionally take a holistic approach to intern development, focusing not only on technical growth but also on developing interpersonal, networking, and personal skills. Some examples of our intern events include an executive lunch & learn series, baseball games, escape room team events, philanthropy events, etc. Here are a few more benefits of interning at Splunk:įun Intern Events - We embody a “work hard, play hard” mentality here at Splunk so as part of the internship program, we emphasize the importance of participating in intern-specific events to encourage camaraderie and networking. Our Splunkterns contribute to the productivity and success of the company in real ways. Perhaps the greatest benefit of interning at Splunk is that “Splunkterns” get hands-on experience and work on real products that go to market. What are some benefits of interning at Splunk? The breadth of our internship program is quite comprehensive as we have opportunities across many functions including Sales, Marketing, Products, Security Markets, IT/BizApps, Legal, HR, and others. Which teams at Splunk have internship opportunities? How many interns does Splunk hire each year?īy the end of 2018, we will have hired almost 150 Splunk interns (or as we like to call them, “Splunkterns”), ranging from undergrads to Ph.Ds, all from top-tier universities worldwide. In North America, our internship program is currently running in 5 offices: San Francisco (CA), San Jose (CA), Plano (TX), McLean (VA), and Vancouver (Canada). We also have international opportunities in offices such as London (UK), Shanghai (China), and Melbourne (Australia). Globally, our internship program is operating in 11 offices in 6 countries across 8 functions. Splunk is headquartered in San Francisco. We achieve this through building a continuous talent pipeline through recruitment efforts at top-tier universities across the globe. The primary goal of Splunk’s internship program is to attract and retain the best and brightest graduates, creating a diverse global workforce that propels business innovation. What is the purpose of the Splunk internship program? We always get great questions about the program, processes, and recruitment efforts so we've compiled a list of the top 10 FAQs below. As the Manager of Splunk’s Global University Recruiting program, my team and I are consistently engaging with students and faculty at top colleges and universities worldwide.
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