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Brickster Voices: Meet Clara Kurian
Clara Kurian, Databricks’ first university recruiter for APJ, leads the company’s early career hiring in India. Databricks has invested over $250 million in India, treating it as a strategic hub rather than a satellite office, with workforce growth of 270% since 2022 and leadership expansion of 350% across all business units. Clara designed the first structured India Intern Program with 51 interns, aiming to give them a genuine experience of the company’s pace, people, and culture through Speed Mentoring with engineering leadership and activities like Sneaker Art and Pickleball socials. She advises early career candidates to build strong fundamentals, curiosity, and a builder mindset, noting that the field moves fast and thrives on continuous learning. Candidates stand out by showing genuine curiosity, authenticity, and a willingness to figure out unknown problems, as the technical bar is almost a given.
One year later: the power of 1.1.1.1 interns
Cloudflare’s internship program, announced a year ago with a goal of 1,111 interns, has hosted 750 interns across 48 teams in nine offices worldwide, including Austin, San Francisco, and London. Interns shipped Cache Transcoding, compressing assets to a third of their on-disk size with Zstandard; CryptoLabe, an internal AI tool for cryptography mapping; and post-quantum visibility in Logpush. AI tools helped interns learn codebases faster and prototype ideas, but managers and mentors remained essential; Iliana measured BGP ORIGIN rewriting on 70% of paths and publicly advocated for removing ORIGIN from route selection. Several Birthday Week launches included intern-authored work, such as Protected Quick Tunnels and native Rust in Workers. The program continues hiring, with many interns returning full-time, aiming to build a new generation of builders.
From Curiosity to Impact: Inside the MongoDB Intern Experience
MongoDB’s internship program provides a multi-layered support network including team mentors, inclusion guides, and early talent program advisors. Interns work on real, impactful projects: Aashcharya built and tested AI agents to automate platform support, Cristina created an open-source Python binding for Atlas Local to simplify AI development, Maria built an end-to-end energy industry solution, and Tyler tackled a storage challenge to make the storage layer more flexible. Mentors teach that revision is part of the job, not a failure, and that taking ownership and earning buy-in are critical skills. Community events such as welcome lunches, bowling outings, and bagel-making classes help interns connect with peers and leadership, including an impromptu AMA with the CMO. Interns leave with improved communication, openness to feedback, and an understanding of sustainable work practices.
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