- Location
- Remote United States USA
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Compensation
- $30/hour
- Department
- IT & Technology Systems
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
About Sephora
Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.
Sephora’s 10-week, full-time Technology Intern, Global Platforms program runs June 14–August 20, 2027, at 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Pacific time; an optional summer shutdown runs July 6–9. The intern supports global platform development, AI agent and tooling projects, product feed quality, testing and documentation, and presents prototypes and recommendations. Target pay is $30 per hour, subject to qualifications and geographic location.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the development of global platforms and the creation of AI agents and skills.
- Improve product feed data hygiene, including catalog attributes, taxonomy mapping and quality assurance.
- Build feed monitoring and error reporting across domains.
- Enhance the Shade Factory web application, including AI developer tooling.
- Build AI agents and skills to support project tracking.
- Support the Sephora OneTech Community with AI-SDLC tooling.
- Support platform development testing and documentation, and create a reusable regional playbook.
- Present automation prototypes, technical findings and optimization recommendations to engineering and operations stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Applied Mathematics or a related technical field.
- Foundational programming or scripting experience in Python, Java, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Bash or a comparable language.
- Basic understanding of Linux, networking, APIs, Git, cloud computing, containers or CI/CD concepts through coursework, projects or prior experience.
- Ability to break down problems, learn unfamiliar technology, document work clearly, and communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Interest in AI infrastructure, platform engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, developer experience or distributed systems.
- Exposure to one or more cloud platforms, infrastructure-as-code or CI/CD tools, containers, observability concepts, secure software development or AI/ML platform technologies.
- Graduating in 2027 or 2028 with an undergraduate or graduate degree.
- Work schedule must align with 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
- Must permanently reside and work in the U.S.
- Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions.
- Available from June 14 to August 20, 2027.
Skills
Education
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Applied Mathematics or a related technical field.
Workplace
This position is based in Remote, United States, USA.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position is USD 30 per hour.
Benefits
Weekly virtual workshops, networking opportunities and career panels; hands-on learning and personal and professional networking opportunities.
Culture
Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
Frequently Asked Questions
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