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Release Engineer

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KKR — Cedar Rapids, IA
Internship Mid-Level $68,000 - $96,000 Posted 2026-11-06 Closes 2026-12-16
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The opportunity

As a Release Engineer at KKR, you will own features end to end, from architecture through deployment and monitoring. This internship job at KKR delivers $68,000 - $96,000, hands-on ownership, and a clear ladder for technology professionals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
  • Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core KKR products
  • Trace a high-growth technology bug across three PHP services to the one bad line
  • Own the make-it-better Microsoft Azure subsystem that the rest of KKR quietly depends on
  • Sketch PHP sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across IA engineering teams
  • Own the Jenkins release that Cedar Rapids leadership has circled on the calendar
  • Set the Swift coding standards the rest of KKR engineering follows

What You'll Bring

  • Strong working knowledge of Jenkins and Swift
  • Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
  • 4+ years navigating the politics that technology work attracts
  • Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
  • The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
  • Experience thriving in an ambitious, deadline-driven setting like KKR

Think of KKR as the no-ego engine behind some of the most trusted technology products on the market. We believe great Cross-Functional Collaboration work comes from people who feel safe to experiment and occasionally fail.

Take home $68,000 - $96,000, build your PHP under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape an internship week that finally fits.

Still recruiting as you read this, no archived listing tricks.

Tell us about the ruthlessly-focused project you're proudest of when you apply for this Release Engineer seat.

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What we're looking for

  • Microsoft Azure
  • PHP
  • Jenkins
  • Swift
  • React
  • Collaboration
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
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What you'll get

  • Paid personal days
  • Disaster relief assistance
  • Retiree medical benefits
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Career transition support
  • Pet insurance
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Burnout prevention resources
  • Identity theft protection
  • Remote Work
  • Phone Allowance
  • Signing bonus
  • Direct access to leadership

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