Platform Engineer Intern - Entry Level Sales Program 2026

Introduction

Technology sales at IBM is evolving its way of working to break beyond boundaries with innovative approaches. Preferring to 'show' vs. 'tell', we're looking for undergraduate and graduate students who want to combine their technical interests and education with the people skills needed to prospect and co-create with customers, partners, and colleagues on solutions to our clients' most complex business challenges.

In a world where technology moves at speed, it's essential that we stay ahead of the curve to provide tailored solutions that meet our clients' needs. It's not enough for us to have the technical expertise, we need to be great with people - to empathize, understand, and collaborate on technical solutions that will improve lives all over the world.

This is a summer 2026 position. As a Platform Engineer intern within Client Engineering, you'll be a key player in a multi-disciplinary team made up of Architects, AI Engineers, Designers, and Business Technology Leaders. The brightest and creative minds collaborating with clients as one team and contributing to experiential working sessions and builds. The outputs of which produce pilots that lead to deployment of enterprise-scale solutions at start-up speed.

IBM's Sales Internship Program culture will set you up for positive impact and success, whilst ongoing development will continually advance your skills. Our sales environment is collaborative and experiential. Part of a team, you'll be surrounded by bright minds - always willing to help- as you apply passion to work that will compel our clients to invest in IBM's products and services.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Platform Engineer intern within IBM Client Engineering, you'll help deliver unique client co-creation experiences to accelerate their transformation. You'll be involved in all aspects of integrated solutions, from identifying requirements to make technical decisions that impact the business case. Your role will be to work with cross-functional teams to realize the full potential of our hybrid cloud and AI solutions and prove business value to our clients.

Your primary responsibilities will include, but not be limited to :

Cloud Expertise : Leverage contemporary hybrid cloud skills (ex. AI, analytics, DevOps, DevSecOps, IaC, security, networking, and storage) with deep industry expertise and understanding of your dedicated set of clients' businesses.

Value Communication : Define and communicate the differentiated value of IBM's technology both technically and commercially.

Technical Leadership : Participate in client sessions that include a broad range of public and hybrid cloud technologies, such as Red Hat OpenShift, IBM Cloud Paks, and Kubernetes.

Solution Support : Support the solutions architecture plan and be a hands-on "builder" in client-facing engagements. Advise on solution architecture to align with platform best practices and focus on our clients' target environment to ease transition to deployment.

Transition to Deployment : Provide a seamless transition to our clients by working with deployment teams to transition, or perform, the production deployment platform assets and information.

To be successful in this role, you will need :

Confidence to contact and engage potential new customers and deliver an elevated experience.

Motivation to achieve sales, business objectives and high client satisfaction.

Strong analytic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills combined with an agile process.

Embrace curiosity and a growth mindset.

This position requires you to be in one of the following IBM offices : Atlanta GA, Austin TX, Chicago IL, Dallas TX, New York NY, Raleigh NC, San Francisco CA, and Washington DC.

Readiness to travel up to 50% annually.

~ IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Required technical and professional expertise

Actively Enrolled : Registered undergraduate or graduate university student.

Education : Seeking B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer / Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent technical degree / experience.

Programming : Working knowledge in at least one common cloud native programming language (Java, Python, HCL, Rust, Ansible, or language in similar discipline.)

Tech Savvy : Conversant about cloud technology, latest industry trends and how it is being applied to address business challenges.

Team Player : Demonstrates team collaboration and can navigate different communication styles.

Excellent Communication Skills : Possess verbal, written, and interpersonal skills that are engaging, compelling and influential.

Self-Starter : Growth mindset, motivated to work with clients and can lead projects independently.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience in deploying and operating solutions on AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, or Google Cloud.

Relevant technical certifications (e.. CNCF, AWS, IBM Cloud, Azure, Google Cloud, DevOps).

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.