Platform Engineer Intern

Job Overview

We're putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners. We help everyday runners become outstanding by building an incredible app providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you're improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon.

Runna is growing extremely fast! In November 2023 we closed a $6.5M funding round led by JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the iPhone app of the year, reflecting the innovation and impact of what we’ve built & in 2025 we were acquired by Strava!

Our ambition is huge: to become the go-to global leading training platform for millions of runners everywhere. We’re growing with purpose and looking for people who want to build something meaningful with lasting impact. With the recent acquisition by Strava accelerating our journey, now is a really magical time to join. 🚀

The Team You’ll Join

We’re looking for a curious, motivated, and positive Platform Engineering Intern to join our highly skilled platform engineering team. This role is designed for someone currently studying at university who wants hands-on experience building and operating real-world infrastructure and internal tooling at a fast-growing tech company.

The platform engineering team at Runna is responsible for designing and maintaining scalable, secure infrastructure and building internal tools that empower Runna engineers to move quickly and efficiently.

As an intern, you’ll work closely with experienced platform and product engineers, learning how modern cloud platforms are built and operated while contributing meaningful work to the systems that power the #1 running app in the world. This is a learning-focused role with real responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside platform engineers to help build, maintain, and improve our cloud infrastructure.


• Contribute to internal tooling that improves developer experience and engineering efficiency.


• Learn and apply infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices to manage cloud resources safely and efficiently.


• Assist in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployments.


• Support product engineering teams by helping with platform-related improvements and investigations.


• Learn how we monitor, log, and observe our systems to ensure reliability and performance.


• Contribute to building internal tools and platform capabilities that enable engineers to self-serve


• Take part in improving automation and operational processes to reduce manual work.


• Gain exposure to incident response, reliability practices, and how we design resilient systems.


• Take ownership of scoped projects with guidance and support from senior engineers.

Required Qualifications

If you don’t quite meet all of the below skills, we’d still love to hear from you as we might be able to tweak the role slightly or offer you a position better suited for you. You can apply directly below or contact us if you’re still unsure.

Relevant Experience: Currently pursuing a degree in a relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Maths) or equivalent experience. You’ve built things outside of coursework (personal projects, open source, hackathons, etc.) and enjoy learning by doing.

Your skills and interests:

• A solid understanding of computing fundamentals, such as: How the internet works (HTTP, DNS, basic networking concepts), How applications run in production (deployment, scaling, reliability)


• Strong software engineering fundamentals (clean code, testing, debugging)


• A solid foundation in programming or scripting (e.g. Python, TypeScript, Go, Java or similar).


• Basic understanding of cloud concepts (compute, networking, storage, security).


• Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows.


• An interest in automation, infrastructure, and how software systems run in production.


• Willingness to learn tools like Terraform, Docker, and CI/CD systems.


• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.


• A proactive attitude and enthusiasm for learning from experienced engineers.


• Enthusiasm for our ways of working, which include: Iterative development, continuous deployment, and automation-first approaches. Knowledge sharing, collaborative design, and mentoring. Shared code ownership and cross-functional teams. A supportive environment where asking questions is encouraged.

Bonus Points

Cloud: Experience building or deploying something in cloud environments.