At Nirmata, our mission is to accelerate adoption of cloud native technologies for enterprises. We believe that software can radically transform the world and are building a solution to help enterprises deliver and operate mission critical software at scale. Nirmata is an AI powered Kubernetes governance platform.
About the Role:
As an AI/ML Software Engineer Intern, you will define and implement the AI/ML infrastructure powering Nirmata's Policy Management platform. You will also contribute to the development of AI-powered features. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing domain within a fast-moving startup.
What We Offer:
- Hands-on experience with real-world software development projects
- Mentorship from experienced software engineers.
- An inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- Opportunity to be part of an early stage startup.
- Opportunities to contribute to a cutting-edge SaaS platform, featuring microservices in Java and Go, orchestrated with Kubernetes, utilizing MongoDB for no-SQL data storage, and leveraging Kafka for event processing
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree student in Computer Science or a related field.
- Focus on machine learning and data science.
- AI Agents
- MCP Servers
- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI) technologies including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and model tuning.
- Familiarity with SLMs: model design and fine-tuning
- Interested in Kubernetes and cloud native technologies
ABOUT NIRMATA
Nirmata empowers organizations to innovate rapidly without compromising security or compliance. With Gartner forecasting that 99% of cloud security failures will result from misconfigurations by 2027, Nirmata's policy-as-code platform offers a proactive solution. Nirmata's highly customizable policies seamlessly integrate with your cloud-native environments, ensuring robust governance and security at scale. Trusted by top financial institutions and global enterprises—and with over 3.2 billion downloads of Kyverno, Nirmata's open source policy engine —Kyverno simplifies compliance, mitigates risk, and accelerates the enterprise journey to secure innovation.
Nirmata’s success is built on the diverse contributions of its employees. We're committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone's perspective is valued, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status. All application information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree student in Computer Science or a related field
- Focus on machine learning and data science
- AI Agents
- MCP Servers
- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and model tuning
- Familiarity with SLMs: model design and fine-tuning
- Interest in Kubernetes and cloud native technologies
What We Do
Nirmata is an AI-powered enterprise platform providing unified governance, security, and compliance for cloud-native applications and infrastructure. As the creator of the CNCF policy engine Kyverno, Nirmata offers a control plane that automates Kubernetes security via policy-as-code, helping organizations prevent misconfigurations, achieve regulatory compliance, and govern complex multi-cluster environments and AI agents at scale.
