Industry Internship Opportunity

VMware Research Group

Project: Multiple opportunities
Location: Palo Alto, CA

JOB SUMMARY

VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. VMware accelerates customers’ digital transformation journey by enabling enterprises to master a software-defined approach to business and IT. With VMware solutions, organizations are building extraordinary experiences by mobilizing everything. Our customers are responding faster to opportunities with modern data and apps hosted across hybrid clouds, and safeguarding customer trust with a defense-in-depth approach to cybersecurity. At the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and community. Do you dare to do the stuff you’ve always dreamed about? Dare to explore at http://careers.vmware.com.

VMware offers cutting-edge cloud infrastructure and security services to companies of all shapes and sizes. Our world is all about technology, and that world is growing because the imagination, ingenuity and talent of our teams knows no bounds. We believe that creativity sparks innovation and inspires our employees to think of VMware differently and change the world around them.

Responsibilities

Come be part of VMware’s Research Group (VRG)! With a dedicated research group, VMware continues its long tradition of research focus and academic reach. We continue VMware's history of ground breaking, technological innovation and a culture of technical leadership and market disruption. We aim to build a community of deep and substantial relationships between academic research and the rest of the company and to maintain deep interaction and collaboration by recruiting premier researchers who are keen on driving impact.

As a research intern, your primary responsibilities would include conducting basic and applied research on important and challenging open systems problems, along with engagement with the academic and wider research community. You have a history of systems research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed venues such as top journals and conferences. You will define and pursue creative research agendas with significant impact on both VMware and the broader research community.

Required Skills

  • You are pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent field
  • You should have proven ability to generate new ideas and innovate in an academic research setting.
  • Your research track record includes peer-reviewed research publications​ at top systems conferences.
  • You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with both researchers and product teams within VMware.

Preferred Skills

  • Degree research or domain expertise in the general areas of Systems, Networks, Algorithms and Formal Methods.

Equal Opportunity Statement

VMware is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law. ​

HOW TO APPLY

Apply for a particular job using the link on the VMware Recruiting page. Candidates should also feel free to contact Mihai Budiu <mbudiu@vmware.com> (or any VMware researcher) directly with their resume or if they have questions.