At SolarWinds, we’re a people-first company. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of the people we serve—including our employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. Join us in our mission to help customers accelerate business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions.
The ideal candidate thrives in an innovative, fast-paced environment and is collaborative, accountable, ready, and empathetic. We’re looking for individuals who believe they can accomplish more as a team and create lasting growth for themselves and others. We hire based on attitude, competency, and commitment. Solarians are ready to advance our world-class solutions in a fast-paced environment and accept the challenge to lead with purpose. If you’re looking to build your career with an exceptional team, you’ve come to the right place. Join SolarWinds and grow with us!
Position Overview
As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) Intern at SolarWinds, you’ll join a high-energy, collaborative sales team focused on driving growth and creating opportunities. Shape In this role, you’ll learn how to identify potential customers, engage prospects, and qualify leads that support our Account Executives. This internship is a great opportunity to develop foundational sales skills, gain exposure to the software industry, and make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and identify potential customers using targeted prospecting strategies.
- Engage with leads through email, social media, and phone to generate interest in SolarWinds solutions and qualify them for sales opportunities.
- Qualify inbound and outbound leads and schedule meetings for Account Executives.
- Maintain accurate records of interactions in CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce).
- Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to execute campaigns and initiatives.
- Gain knowledge of SolarWinds’ products, solutions, and market positioning.
What We’re Looking For
- Recent graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, IT, or a related field.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a professional, engaging presence.
- Self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn about sales and technology.
- Comfortable making calls, writing professional emails, and connecting with prospects.
- Team-oriented with the ability to work collaborate and contribute in a dynamic environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
What You’ll Gain
- Hands-on experience in sales development, lead generation, and CRM management.
- Exposure to enterprise IT solutions and a growing SaaS business.
- Mentorship and coaching from experienced sales professionals.
- Opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and campaigns.
- Valuable networking connections and a potential pathway to full-time opportunites within SolarWinds.
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All applications are treated in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice: https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice
Skills Required
- Recent graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Marketing, IT, or a related field
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and eager to learn about sales and technology
- Comfortable making calls and writing professional emails
- Team-oriented with collaboration ability
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
SolarWinds Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SolarWinds and has not been reviewed or approved by SolarWinds.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with some locations covering healthcare, dental, and vision at 100% and generally well-regarded plan quality. Feedback suggests wellness resources, counseling, and fitness reimbursements further strengthen the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and a sabbatical after five years are part of the package. Feedback suggests global parental leave minimums add meaningful family support to the overall time-off mix.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation is considered solid by many, with consistent raises noted alongside base pay. Feedback suggests bonuses and structured increases contribute to a sense of ongoing pay growth.
SolarWinds Insights
What We Do
SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. Our products give organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—the power to monitor and manage their IT services, infrastructures, and applications; whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid models. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed services providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures and applications. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to solve well-understood IT management challenges in the ways technology professionals want them solved. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for network and IT service management, application performance, and managed services.
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