Software Development Engineer Intern, Robotics

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Robotics team in Toronto, Ontario is seeking a Software Development Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 or Spring/Fall co-op roles. The internship is full-time and in-office, with Monday-Friday, up to 40 hours per week.

You will be matched with a mentor to guide your project work, contributing to scalable distributed systems and robotics-enabled software powering Amazon’s fulfilment operations worldwide.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field.
• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language.
• Remaining in studies for the duration of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable cloud-native solutions.
• Build resilient distributed systems for fulfillment operations.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineers and review code.
• Contribute to AI-powered tooling and productivity enhancements.
• Follow CI/CD practices in an agile environment.
• Develop software interacting with robotics and vision components.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

C#

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Data structures

Algorithms

OOP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/DS (in progress)

Tools

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Job description

Amazon's Robotics team in Toronto, Ontario is looking for a Software Development Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 or Spring/Fall co-op roles. This is a full-time, in-office internship running Monday-Friday, up to 40 hours per week.

As an SDE Intern on the Amazon Robotics team, you'll be matched with a manager and a mentor who will guide your project work throughout the term. You'll contribute to scalable distributed systems, cloud architectures, and robotics-integrated software that powers Amazon's fulfilment operations globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
• Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineers to design, build, and operate products and services.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment practising CI/CD principles while participating in on-call operational responsibilities.
• Design, develop, and test software components that interact with fulfillment centre technologies such as robotics, material handling equipment, computer vision, and cloud services.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues as part of operational excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• Are 18 years of age or older
• Bachelor's degree or above (in progress) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields
• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
• Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles
• At least one quarter/semester/trimester remaining in studies after internship concludes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
• Experience with Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), AI tools for development productivity, contributing to open-source projects, and/or version control systems
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience within Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Optimization, Manipulation, Perception, Motion Planning and Controls, Movement, Autonomous Navigation, Path Planning, or related fields

Compensation & Benefits

The starting pay for this position is $100,810 CAD Annually. Amazon also offers basic life & AD&D insurance, paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being.

Bachelor's degree or above (in progress) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM field; experience with at least one general-purpose programming language (Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript); experience with data structures and algorithm development