📍Host360 | Platform Engineering Team

For engineers who love understanding how modern infrastructure actually works - not just using it.

Job Title: Platform Engineer Intern – Private Cloud & Baremetal

Company: Host360

Location: Remote

Type: Paid Internship

Duration: 6 Months

Opportunity for Full-Time: Yes (Based on Performance)

Positions: 2

Stipend - Upto 15K INR (Experienced Members will be given more preference)

Role Description

Host360 is seeking an exceptional Platform Engineer Intern to join our Platform Engineering team. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of cloud infrastructure by exploring emerging technologies, validating innovative ideas through hands-on experimentation, and transforming technical concepts into market-ready products using and AI Tools and self learning.

You will operate at the intersection of engineering excellence, platform architecture, and product innovation. This role is ideal for technologists who thrive on discovery, experimentation, and translating cutting-edge technical possibilities into real-world solutions that drive business value.

##WHAT YOU'LL DO

1. Technology Discovery & Innovation

Research and evaluate emerging technologies across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes ecosystem, storage, networking, virtualization, DevOps, and SRE tooling
Track industry trends, open-source innovations, and hyperscaler advancements to identify opportunities for competitive differentiation
Assess technologies for scalability, security, cost-efficiency, and operational impact before recommending adoption
Stay ahead of the curve on cloud-native architectures, automation frameworks, and infrastructure-as-code best practices

2. Proof of Concept (POC) Development & Prototyping

Design and implement rapid POCs to validate new ideas and technical hypotheses
Build reference architectures, experimental labs, and prototype environments
Benchmark performance, reliability, cost, and operational complexity
Identify technical risks, limitations, and operational considerations early in the innovation cycle
Document findings with detailed analysis, trade-offs, and actionable recommendations

3. Product Ideation & Requirements Definition

Convert validated technical concepts into structured product ideas
Define target users, customer use cases, and clear value propositions
Create comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) including problem statements, objectives, functional/non-functional requirements, architecture overviews, security considerations, and dependency mapping
Translate technical innovation into business outcomes and customer benefits
Develop go-to-market readiness documentation for new platform capabilities

4. Cloud Infrastructure Management & Operations

Monitor cloud infrastructure for availability, performance, and operational health across multi-cloud environments
Perform proactive capacity planning to support scalability and business growth objectives
Provision, configure, and manage cloud compute resources with a focus on automation and repeatability
Administer cloud storage systems ensuring performance, redundancy, and cost efficiency
Manage virtual networking components including VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing tables, load balancers, and gateways
Implement and maintain cloud-native monitoring, alerting, and observability tools
Optimize resource utilization to control cloud spend and eliminate waste through FinOps best practices
Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for cloud workloads
Conduct routine infrastructure health checks and preventive maintenance
Troubleshoot infrastructure-related alerts, service disruptions, and performance degradation
Maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud architecture, configurations, and resource inventory
Provide incident support and root cause analysis for cloud infrastructure issues
Collaborate with security teams to identify and remediate cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Enablement

Partner with Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Security, Compliance, Customer Success, and Pre-Sales teams
Support internal knowledge sharing through technical workshops, lunch-and-learns, and documentation
Provide technical input during go-to-market planning and customer-facing engagements
Act as a technical advisor and subject matter expert for emerging cloud technologies

6. Documentation & Thought Leadership

Create technical documentation, architecture decision records (ADRs), design notes, and internal proposals
Maintain up-to-date architecture diagrams, system designs, and technology evaluation frameworks
Present findings, recommendations, and technology roadmaps to leadership and stakeholders
Contribute to technical blogs, whitepapers, or open-source projects (encouraged)

##WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

1. Private Cloud & Baremetal Management Skills

Basic understanding of private cloud concepts and platforms such as VMware, HyperV & Oracle Virtual Box or similar environments
Experience or interest in physical server concepts including provisioning, hardware components, and lifecycle management
Understanding of how virtualization works and how it integrates with private cloud environments
Knowledge of basic networking (IP addressing, VLANs) and how it applies to private cloud setups
Exposure to monitoring infrastructure health, handling alerts, and performing basic operational tasks
Interest or experience in using automation tools or scripting (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python) for infrastructure management
Comfort working with Linux systems for configuration, troubleshooting, and day-to-day operations

2. Technical Excellence (Good to have)

Cloud Platform Expertise: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud platforms (OpenStack, VMware, Nutanix)
Infrastructure Fundamentals: Deep understanding of virtualization, bare-metal infrastructure, Kubernetes, container orchestration, networking (VPCs, routing, load balancing), and storage systems (block, object, distributed)
Automation & IaC: Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
Experimental Mindset: Proven track record of building POCs, labs, test environments, and experimental architectures
Cloud-Native Ecosystem: Experience with CNCF projects (Kubernetes, Prometheus, Helm, Istio, Argo, etc.)

3. AI/ML Skills (Good to have)

Foundational understanding of AI/ML concepts including NLP, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, intent detection, Agentic AI, and feature engineering.
Familiarity with ML lifecycle practices such as Basic ML, data pipelines, Intent detection, CI/CD for ML, model monitoring, drift detection, and performance metrics.

4. Product & Architecture Thinking

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into structured product requirements and customer value propositions
Experience writing or contributing to PRDs, design documents, RFCs, or technical specifications
Strong system design and architectural thinking with focus on scalability, reliability, and security
Understanding of security principles, compliance frameworks, and operational best practices
Ability to evaluate trade-offs between innovation, risk, cost, and time-to-market

5. Professional Skills

Curiosity & Initiative: Self-driven learner with genuine passion for emerging technologies and continuous improvement
Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Independence: Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision; proactive problem-solver
Influence & Collaboration: Ability to influence without direct authority and build consensus across teams
Pragmatism: Balance innovation with practical delivery; understand when 'good enough' beats 'perfect'

This role is designed as a Product Engineering track.

#Successful candidates will grow into:

Platform Product Managers
Product Engineers
Principal Product roles over time

If you’re looking for a role where thinking matters more than titles, we want to talk.

#How We Evaluate You

How you think, not where you worked
How you write, not what tools you list
How you reason through complexity

📩 Apply only if you enjoy deep products and hard problems.

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