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Every summer, the platforms, tools, and services the world depends on keep running — quietly, reliably, without interruption. The people who make that possible work inside data centers. And this summer, seven university students are joining them.
The Serverfarm 2026 Internship Program is underway, bringing together a cohort that spans the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands — working across our Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Toronto, Amsterdam, and Los Angeles sites. For ten weeks, these interns aren’t observing from the sidelines. They’re embedded in real operations, running real projects, and contributing to the infrastructure that underpins the digital economy.
Ten weeks is enough time to make an actual contribution — and that’s the expectation we set from day one. Each intern is placed in data center operations with a project tied directly to their site’s business needs. They’re supported by a hiring manager, a peer buddy, and a cross-functional mentor drawn from across the organization.
That last piece is new in 2026. After listening to feedback from our inaugural cohort, who told us they wanted more access to senior leaders outside their direct reporting line, we opened our mentor pool company-wide. Employees who want to develop their coaching skills now opt in alongside interns who want a broader perspective. Both sides benefit — and the conversation across the organization gets richer as a result.
Throughout the program, interns also rotate through a weekly leadership speaker series, giving them visibility into teams spanning capital markets, hyperscale operations, product, development, and people operations. By the end of ten weeks, they understand not just how a data center site operates, but how the business as a whole is built.
We don’t treat feedback as a one-time event at the end of the program. Interns receive real-time input from their hiring managers in regular one-on-ones, a second lens from their cross-functional mentor focused on career navigation, and structured anonymous surveys at the program’s midpoint and close. That survey data isn’t filed away — it shapes how we adjust the program in real time and how we design the next one.
At the end of the program, each intern presents their project to senior leaders in a final showcase. It’s a live Q&A, not a slide deck formality. It’s designed to simulate the kind of cross-functional review they’ll face in their first full-time roles — and to give them useful, direct feedback before they walk out the door.
We also coach interns on how to receive feedback well. We consider that a deliverable of the program itself.
Our interns spend their summer working inside the infrastructure that quietly powers everything they already use. The streaming services, AI tools, cloud platforms, and digital workflows their generation grew up with all run through facilities like the ones they’re now helping to operate.
By the end of the program, they don’t just understand data centers. They recognize them as the backbone of modern life.
For students who arrive uncertain about whether this industry is a long-term fit, that recognition tends to be clarifying. In 2025, we extended full-time offers to 50% of our intern cohort. Every one of them accepted.
The 2026 cohort will also participate in a global day of service — a program-wide community impact initiative that connects interns across all three regions. It’s a small detail in the larger arc of the program, but it reflects something we believe about the kind of professionals we’re trying to develop: technically capable, globally aware, and grounded in something beyond the job description.
We’ll be sharing intern spotlights, project updates, and program milestones throughout the summer. Follow along on LinkedIn to meet the cohort.
