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title: 'IT Intern, AI and Operations at Azul'
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# IT Intern, AI and Operations at Azul

- **Company:** Azul
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
- **Compensation:** $25/hr
- **Employment:** internship
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/azul/8f41ceaf-8835-4fc7-ba57-9384487d59db

## Job description

We have an immediate opportunity for an organized undergraduate student to join our IT and Security team as AI & Operations Intern.

Our Intern will have an opportunity to accelerate their personal and professional growth through a professional learning environment.

## About You

Under the direction of our VP of IT and Security, our Intern will add value and contribute to key IT and Security projects.

Duration:

We anticipate this position will work 40 hours per week and can be based in our Sunnyvale, CA office or remotely in the US.

## What You'll Do (aka Responsibilities)

- Claude Skill Development Design, build, and test Claude skills (SKILL.md) for IT and Security workflows, including writing skill descriptions, step-by-step instructions, and prompt logic that integrates with Azul's connected MCP servers.
- AI Agent Design and Deployment Assist in scoping, building, and iterating on AI agents that automate repetitive IT and Security tasks, including tool selection, prompt engineering, and testing against real-world scenarios.
- MCP Connector Integration and Testing Configure and validate MCP connector integrations (Slack, Atlassian, Asana, M365, Salesforce) within Claude, documenting tool behavior and flagging gaps or security considerations.
- Security Operations Support Support the Security team with log review, alert triage, and incident documentation across Okta, Microsoft Purview, and Defender, following established investigation playbooks.
- IT Operations and Helpdesk Assistance Assist with hardware procurement tracking, onboarding/offboarding tasks, Jamf device management, and SaaS access requests under the direction of the IT Operations team.
- Documentation and Knowledge Base Maintenance Create and maintain internal documentation for AI tools, security procedures, and IT runbooks in Confluence, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for team members.

What You'll Bring (Education, Skills, Qualifications)

- Education:  Currently enrolled in an Undergraduate degree program majoring in Engineering, Information Technology, Physics or appropriate degree with a minimum overall GPA of 3.4
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Able to effectively manage competing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Details

- Duration:  8-12 weeks
- Weekly hours:  40
- Location:  Sunnyvale, CA or Remote, US

## About Azul

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Azul is the largest company 100% focused on Java and the JVM, providing the world’s most trusted Java platform for cloud and AI-first enterprises.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; latest funding round: Private Equity Round in November 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Sunnyvale, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Scott Sellers (CEO, President, Co-Founder) and Gil Tene (CTO, Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industries**: Software Development, Enterprise Java Infrastructure, Cloud Computing
- **Target Customers**: B2B – Enterprise, Fortune 100 companies, financial services, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, and public sector
- **Mission/Purpose**: “To make Azul the heart of every modern cloud enterprise by prioritizing our customers’ success, maintaining our unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence, and advancing Java through community leadership.”

## Products & Services
- **Azul Platform Prime (formerly Zing)**: High-performance, low-latency JVM runtime for mission-critical applications, with advanced garbage collection and diagnostics.
- **Azul Platform Core (formerly Zulu)**: Free, open-source, commercially supported Java build (OpenJDK) for general-purpose workloads.
- **Azul Intelligence Cloud**: Analytics suite that provides insights from production Java runtime data to boost DevOps efficiency.
- **Azul Optimizer Suite**: Tools for tuning and optimizing Java application performance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 
  - Annual Revenue: $55 million (as of most recent data)
  - Total Funding: $177.7 million across 7 rounds (including recent PE round in Nov 2025)
- **Notable Investors**: Series E (2006) with 5 investors; recent Private Equity round (2025) with 1 investor; earlier rounds include Series C ($36M), Series D ($30M), Series E ($42M). Specific names not fully detailed in available data.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount: 270 employees (+9.9% YoY, +50 people)
  - LinkedIn followers: 48,997 (+50.9% yearly growth)
  - 36% of Fortune 100, 10 of world’s top 10 banks, and brands like BMW, Mastercard, Salesforce, Workday are customers.
  - Offices in 8 global locations; channel partners in 88 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest independent Java engineering team** (second only to Oracle) – 100% focused on Java.
- **Deep expertise in JVM and runtime optimization** – proven by customers like top banks and Fortune 100 companies.
- **Commercial open-source model** – combines enterprise-grade support with community-driven innovation.
- **Proprietary technologies** (e.g., C4 garbage collector, purpose-built for low latency).

## Strategic Focus
- **Cloud and AI-first world**: Positioning Java as the core runtime for modern cloud enterprises.
- **Expanding Intelligence Cloud**: Leveraging production runtime data to improve DevOps and application performance.
- **Global reach**: Growing channel partnerships and presence in 14 countries, with remote/hybrid roles to attract top talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Respect, professionalism, innovation, diversity, inclusion, and maniacal focus on customers.” Rated 4.3/5 on employer reviews (78 reviews).
- **Work Model**: Hybrid and remote options available across many roles (e.g., remote in US, Canada, Europe, etc.).
- **Perks**: Company equity, generous parental leave, dental insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 401(K). Offices in Sunnyvale, Bengaluru, Dallas, Limassol, Prague, Singapore, Sydney, Yerevan.
- **Engineering Culture**: Focus on Java, JVM, compilers, and runtime performance – appealing to system-level engineers and open-source contributors.

## Sources
1. [Azul About Page](https://www.azul.com/about/)
2. [Azul Careers Page](https://www.azul.com/careers/)
3. [Azul on LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/azul-systems)
4. [Azul on Built In](https://builtin.com/company/azul)
5. [Azul Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/azul)

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