Software Engineer Intern

Our Purpose

At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.

SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.

Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.

What Are We Looking For?

SentinelOne is looking for a brilliant, data-minded Backend Engineering Intern to join our R&D center in Tel Aviv. In this role, you will be working on the heavy-duty backend infrastructure, distributed systems, and stream-processing engines that ingest, normalize, and secure petabytes of global endpoint telemetry at machine speed.

This internship is designed for students who thrive on pure software engineering execution without the administrative bloat. We give our interns true ownership over long-term, high-impact architecture, expecting deep focus, strong personal accountability, and raw technical execution.

What Will You Do?

• Write Production Backend Code: Design, develop, and maintain backend cloud infrastructure using Python or Java.

• Build for Scale: Work on large-scale distributed systems, multi-threaded applications, and high-throughput data processing layers.

• Feature Ownership: Take end-to-end technical responsibility for a standalone component or optimization project from design to deployment.

• Deep Architectural Execution: Collaborate directly with senior engineers and architects on complex performance bottlenecks and systems integration.

What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?

• Education: Currently pursuing a BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field from a leading Israeli university.

• Strong OOP and Systems Fundamentals: Proficient in