Technical Writing Intern, Tanium

Salary not provided

$40-$45 per hour. In addition to an hourly rate, interns will be eligible for a housing stipend, 401k matching, and a monthly allowance for communications reimbursement

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA)

Security and systems management platform

Be an early applicant

Security and systems management platform

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterpriseInternal tools

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

$40-$45 per hour. In addition to an hourly rate, interns will be eligible for a housing stipend, 401k matching, and a monthly allowance for communications reimbursement

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA)

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterpriseInternal tools

Company mission

Tanium's mission is to provide manageability and security at scale for anything with a chip.

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Company

Role

Who you are

Authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future
Available to work full-time from June 8, 2026, to August 14, 2026
A currently enrolled Bachelor's degree candidate in computer science, technical communication, or a related degree program. GPA of 3.5 or above REQUIRED
Graduating Spring 2027 or Fall 2026
Coursework in computer science, web development, or XML structured authoring
Familiar with technical writing, user experience, and information architecture principles
Able to share writing samples or a project portfolio
Excited and driven to learn new technical skills
Passionate about technology, software, and figuring out how things work
A great communicator and can collaborate with a team as well as work independently
Past internship helpful but not required

What the job involves

At Tanium, Technical Writing Interns gain valuable, real-world experience in creating user guides and other product documentation
You’ll be assigned a senior technical writing mentor, and you’ll work with our team directly on new content for Tanium products
During your internship you’ll create content that is delivered to Tanium’s customers and get feedback on how your content is received
Don't miss out on the opportunity to network with Tanium’s diverse engineering team!
Learning how technical writers work with engineering, product management, and other teams to create world-class user guides and in-product help content
Writing feature documentation to include in Tanium user guides
Understanding Tanium’s technical writing tools and publishing processes
Getting and providing feedback through peer editing
Helping with information architecture projects
Be assigned to a technical writing project with technical writer mentor
Experience first–hand creating documentation in a software security company – work in the real world on creating content based on new features that are going into Tanium products
Meet regularly with your 1-1 mentor
Produce a unique deliverable to put on your resume
Show off what you learned with our entire team at the end of your internship – get great exposure to engineering leadership!
Participate in intern events and network with our wider internship cohort of 70+ interns

Our take

For millions of companies, cyber security is high on the agenda, especially as remote working has become the norm. Tanium offers a security and systems management platform that allows real-time data collection at an enterprise scale. It covers customers such as AutoNation, GoDaddy, and Whirlpool who use the company’s software to stay abreast of the ever-increasing level of sophisticated cyber attacks.

A valuable tool for enterprises and government organisations, it partners with leading platforms and service providers across the world like Google Cloud, Oracle and Verizon. In doing so, it allows security and IT teams access to accurate information on the state of endpoints, helping it to realise new levels of business resilience.

Tanium added a former US Defence Secretary to its Board in 2021. A collaboration with Salesforce provided a platform that supports IT service management, remote monitoring and management, and cybersecurity capabilities. In the same year, the appointment of CFO Mark Levine could signal an IPO in the near future.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-11% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Jan 2021

$150m

LATE VC

Oct 2020

$150m

LATE VC

Total funding: $805.7m

Company benefits

Equity awards
Generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan
Family planning benefits
Health savings account
Flexible spending account
Transportation savings account
401(k) retirement savings plan
Business travel accident insurance
Employee assistance programs
Disability insurance

Company HQ

Lakeview, Kirkland, WA

Leadership

David Hindawi

(Executive Chairman)

Before co-founding Tanium, David founded BigFix Inc, a systems management tool that IBM acquired, and Software Ventures, a leader in telecommunications software. They have several software patents in network communications and systems management.

Orion Hindawi

(Executive Chairman)

Before co-founding Tanium with their father, David, Orion worked as the VP of Technology for BigFix, the systems management tool founded by their father. Previously served as CEO for Tanium.

Dan Streetman

(CEO, not founder)

Previously served as CEO for both Allvue Systems and TIBCO. Experience as EVP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for BMC Software and as SVP of Worldwide Alliances & Channels for Salesforce.

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