Summer 2025 Embedded Software Engineering Intern

2 Weeks ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

Gigamon protects hybrid networks and data for large organizations. This internship focuses on working alongside the core engineering team, specializing in AI, Cloud, and C programming. The intern will contribute to the foundational infrastructure code, optimizing performance and writing efficient code for the product stack. The role includes writing and maintaining C code, developing system utilities, and working on OS-level interactions. The intern will also assist in building tools for automation and optimization. The internship will help to understand how infrastructure is designed to be reliable, testable, and scalable.

Must have:

Strong understanding of C programming and computer architecture basics
Comfortable working in a Linux environment
Familiar with debugging and profiling tools
Curious about systems
Attention to detail, strong debugging skills

Good to have:

Experience with scripting tools for testing or build automation
Exposure to container environments or embedded systems

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shell

bash

python

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linux

networking

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Job Details

At Gigamon, our purpose is to protect the hybrid networks and data of the largest, most complex organizations on the planet. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a deep observability pipeline that efficiently delivers network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools. This helps our customers to eliminate security blind spots, optimize network traffic, and dramatically reduce tool cost and complexity, enabling them to better secure and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure. Gigamon has served more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations.

About the Role

We’re looking for an intern to work alongside our core engineering team, focusing on AI, Cloud, C programming and contributing to the foundational infrastructure code that powers our entire product stack. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working close to the hardware, optimizing performance, and writing clean, efficient code that others build on.

What you’ll do

Write and maintain C code that forms the backbone of our infrastructure stack.
Develop basic system utilities, libraries, and abstractions used throughout the product.
Work on memory management, file I/O, IPC, and other OS-level interactions.
Assist in building and refining tools for automation, monitoring, and diagnostics.
Optimize code for performance, portability, and maintainability.
Contribute to internal documentation and technical standards.

Who You Are

Strong understanding of C programming and computer architecture basics.
Comfortable working in a Linux environment (shell, Makefiles, GCC/Clang).
Familiar with debugging and profiling tools (e.g., gdb, Valgrind, strace).
Curious about how systems work under the hood—compilers, filesystems, networking, etc.
Attention to detail, strong debugging skills, and a desire to write robust, clean code.

Bonus Experience

Experience with scripting tools (Python, Bash, C) for testing or build automation.
Exposure to container environments (Docker) or embedded systems.

What You’ll Learn

Real-world systems programming in a production environment.
How infrastructure is designed to be reliable, testable, and scalable from the ground up.
Best practices in modular code design, build tooling, and runtime analysis.
How foundational code enables and supports higher-level application and AI layers.

The the hourly compensation range targeted for this role based out of Gigamon's Santa Clara, CA, Headquarters office is $40.00 - $44.00/hr. This range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices.

As an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, and/or local law.

If your experience and skills closely match our job description but may not necessarily fulfill all requirements, please still apply. Gigamon is on a continued mission to grow and scale an innovative organization. We believe this is best achieved by hiring, celebrating, and respecting people with diverse backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and experiences.

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