About this Job

Twitter is looking for summer interns to work on some of the most interesting technical challenges to help us accomplish our goals. These range from bite-sized feature development projects to large operational undertakings, such as building the systems that enable us to deliver fast, scalable and reliable services to users. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on web interfaces that will be seen and used by millions of people around the globe. Not only will you make a visible and immediate impact on our dynamic ecosystem, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry and thrive in a culture that always puts users first.

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision of the hardware engineer to design, build, test, qualify and maintain systems
• Write scripts to create and execute lab and automated hardware tests
• Create reliability test schemes, including hardware electrical, mechanical and thermal tests of servers
• Troubleshot issues with hardware, software and network, diagnose and root cause component failures
• Document and publish test results, maintain lab and respond as needed.

Qualifications & Desired Skills

• Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience with web infrastructure, distributed systems, or component-oriented software engineering
• 2+ years of experience with Linux/Unix/BSD
• Familiar with lab electrical & thermal test equipment, familiar with server and network hardware and components
• Practical knowledge of shell scripting and at least one scripting language (Ruby, Perl, Python)
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming
• Excellent communications skills and ability to troubleshoot failures and issues