The Basics At Tanium, Software Engineering Interns have the opportunity to gain valuable, real-world experience in building B2B security focused applications. Assigned a senior engineer mentor and a peer intern buddy, you’ll work with our team directly on new features for the next release of Tanium’s platform. During your internship, you’ll build features that are delivered to Tanium’s customers, and get feedback on how your features are received. Don't miss out on the opportunity to network with your peer interns and build a community with Tanium’s diverse group of developers! Examples of prior intern projects include: - A visualization tool for Tanium’s privileges and roles - Question prediction for Tanium’s natural language parser - A node.js module for presenting application health This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Durham, NC or Emeryville, CA only The hourly rate for this internship is $55.00 for Durham and $60.00 for Emeryville. This hourly rate is an estimate for what Tanium will pay an intern. The actual rate offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, skills, training, and experience. In addition to an hourly rate, interns will be eligible for 401k matching and a monthly allowance for communications reimbursement. What you'll do: - Be assigned to either a frontend or backend team, depending on your ranked preference / our available projects. - Experience first–hand engineering in a software security company – work in the real world on frameworks and new features for our product. - Meet regularly with your 1-1 mentor. - Produce a unique deliverable to put on your resume. - Show off what you’ve built to our entire team at the end of your internship – get great exposure to engineering leadership! - Participate in intern events and network with our wider internship cohort of 70+ interns. We are looking for someone who is: - Authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future - Available to work full-time from June 7, 2026 to August 13, 2026 - Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related degree program. GPA of 3.5 or above REQUIRED - Graduating Spring 2028 or Fall 2027 - Experienced in creating and finishing software development projects in backend and/or frontend languages - Excited and driven to learn new technical skills - Passionate about technology, software, and figuring out how things work - A great communicator and can collaborate with a team as well as work independently A past internship is helpful, but not required. About Tanium Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. As Al accelerates both innovation and risk, Tanium Atlas, the company's autonomous operating system, puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic. Tanium provides the real-time intelligence, agentic decision-making, and autonomous execution operators needed to detect, decide, and remediate at machine speed across their endpoint estate. The company is recognized as a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Management Tools, as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software for Windows Device Management 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment, and as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™. Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X. On a mission. Together. At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions. As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most. Interns and other Tanium contractors are eligible for VTO after 90 days of employment. Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. 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Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

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