Technical Writer Intern (Boulder, CO - Summer 2025)
Description
Role Summary
What you'll get to do
- Partner closely with writers, content designers, software developers, UX designers, and product managers to update existing technical content and create new materials based on customer requests and internal requirements.
- Work in an Agile software development environment that uses industry-standard tools to manage and coordinate work.
- Gain hands-on experience creating and publishing informational content for docs.splunk.com, dev.splunk.com, or other Splunk sites.
- Use your curiosity and fresh perspective as a new Splunk software user to offer suggestions for improving Splunk documentation
- Work with expert writers, editors, and doc team managers to learn what information design and technical writing looks like in the real world: part software development, part user experience design, part investigative journalism.
Must-have Qualifications
- Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Technical Writing, Communications, Journalism, Computer Science or a related technical field, and a strong record of academic achievement.
- At least one semester/quarter remaining to complete after the internship
- Available to work 40 hours a week for 12 weeks
Nice-to-have Qualifications
- A creative approach to problem solving and content creation. Tell us what we can do better for our customers and help us deliver on it!
- An investigative mindset that likes to explore independently and also interact with peers and experts in order to learn new things.
- Monday, May 19, 2025 - Friday, August 8, 2025
- Monday, June 2, 2025 - Friday, August 22, 2025
- Monday, June 16, 2025 - Friday, September 5, 2025
Note:
Base Pay is based on a candidate completing 3 years of university or the academic equivalent
Base Pay
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro and New York City Metro Area
Base Pay: $36 per hour
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay: $32 per hour
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay: $30 per hour
Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills, year in school and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for benefits.
Thank you for your interest in Splunk!