The Red Hat Lightspeed Host Based Inventory team is looking for an Intern with some knowledge of Python or JavaScript interested in large scale SaaS platform to join us in Brno. In this role, you will contribute to a software handling large Customer fleets in order to help them report on the health of this fleet. You’ll help with improving performance to increase the scale and help build new reporting tooling around the system. As an Intern, you’ll be full part of the team, developing the reporting tooling and improving the performance of the system. This long-term internship will give you the opportunity to understand how a team develops, deploys and maintains a system in microservice architecture and in a large scale ecosystem and based on open source software. You’ll learn how to use AI effectively to increase efficiency and productivity of the team.
At Red Hat, you’ll work in an environment that welcomes diverse perspectives, values great ideas, and empowers individuals to contribute meaningfully. Freedom and courage are two of our core values — which means you’ll have the space to take risks, explore the unknown, and grow your strengths. But being a Red Hatter is not just about bravery; it’s also about commitment and follow-through.
Red Hat’s Intern Program is a collaborative effort between the Emerging Talent team and our intern managers. The program is designed to offer a meaningful and well-rounded experience — combining professional development, networking opportunities, social engagement, and impactful work. This is a paid, part-time internship based in the Brno office, with flexible working hours. The expected start date is February 2027.
What you will do:
- Participate in the team meetings aimed at alignment within the team
- Work on developing and improving maintainability of large scale SaaS product
- Contribute to improving the team’s processes
What you will bring:
- You must be enrolled in an accredited university program in the Czech Republic during the full duration of the internship and must be able to join us part-time from February 2027 till January 2028
- Working knowledge of written and spoken English
- Experience in coding; Basic experience programming in Python
- Familiarity with continuous integration (CI), containerization and microservices
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to learn quickly and bring up ideas to improve the processes
- Prior participation in open source software projects is an advantage
Due to the limited number of internship opportunities and the high volume of applications, we may not be able to speak with every candidate. To maximize your chances of moving forward in the process, please ensure your CV clearly outlines your education, relevant projects (link to your git.hub account), and extracurricular activities.
Please apply for a maximum of three internship roles that best match your interests and skills.
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Skills Required
- Enrollment in an accredited university program in the Czech Republic throughout the internship
- Availability to work part-time from February 2027 through January 2028
- Working knowledge of written and spoken English
- Coding experience and basic programming experience in Python
- Familiarity with continuous integration, containerization, and microservices
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to learn quickly and suggest process improvements
- Prior participation in open source software projects
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Red Hat and has not been reviewed or approved by Red Hat.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision along with life and disability coverage. Access to HSA/FSA options and broadly positive reception of health benefits support the view that healthcare is a core strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, with substantial PTO for new hires plus additional recharge days and an end-of-year shutdown for many non-critical roles. Paid volunteer time, holidays, sick days, and supportive expectations around taking time off reinforce the breadth of leave benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — The rewards package includes performance bonuses and a recurring quarterly bonus program tied to company and individual performance. Availability of ESPP participation further adds to incentive pathways beyond base pay.
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