GFIT Intern, Software Development

Seagate Technology; George Town; On-site; MYR 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Ping-pong and badminton facilities

Cafe with breakfast, lunch and coffee

Job summary

Seagate Technology in Penang invites students to join a development-driven team working on manufacturing and R&D applications. You will collaborate with a multi-site Agile team to build APIs, web interfaces, and automated tests, while exploring GenAI-driven design, code and documentation.

You'll gain hands-on experience across the software lifecycle, mentored by experienced developers, with global teamwork and a portfolio-ready project that has real business impact.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE.
• Experience building software projects via university, hackathons, or internships.
• Exposure to manufacturing or enterprise applications.
• Awareness of secure development and integration.
• Experience with automated testing and GenAI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Work with experienced developers on applications used in manufacturing and R&D.
• Build and improve APIs, web interfaces, databases, automation, tests, and integrations.
• Use GenAI and AI agents to design solutions and generate code.
• Review AI-generated work for security and production readiness.
• Turn ideas into prototypes and present to stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Angular

.NET C#

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Software Engineering

Tools

Git

Databases

Job description

About Our Group

Seagate’s Global Factory Information Technology (GFIT) organization is a global team with resources around our high-tech manufacturing sites located in the United States, Asia, and Northern Ireland. We’re a global organization servicing the IT needs of R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing and Equipment management for Seagate Global Factory. The Penang GFIT team is a key development hub that provides world class application development and solutions with innovative technology. Our team embraces Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), a popular framework that improves project delivery, decreased time-to-market, and increased stakeholder value. Our team is one of the pioneers to adopt modern tools and engineering practices toward IT 4.0.

About Our Group

Seagate’s Global Factory Information Technology (GFIT) organization is a global team with resources around our high-tech manufacturing sites located in the United States, Asia, and Northern Ireland. We’re a global organization servicing the IT needs of R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing and Equipment management for Seagate Global Factory. The Penang GFIT team is a key development hub that provides world class application development and solutions with innovative technology. Our team embraces Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), a popular framework that improves project delivery, decreased time-to-market, and increased stakeholder value. Our team is one of the pioneers to adopt modern tools and engineering practices toward IT 4.0.

About The Role - You Will

• Work with experienced developers and a multi-site Agile team on applications used in manufacturing and R&D.
• Support the InfoSec and Apps Transformation initiative across MES, RD, and Wafer Apps.
• Build and improve APIs, web interfaces, databases, automation, tests, and application integrations.
• Use approved GenAI and agentic workflows to explore requirements, design solutions, generate code and tests, create documentation, and troubleshoot issues.
• Review AI-generated work for accuracy, security, maintainability, and production readiness.
• Apply secure coding practices and support access control, vulnerability remediation, audit, and compliance activities.
• Turn ideas into working prototypes, demonstrate your work, and improve solutions through feedback.
• Gain hands-on experience across the software development lifecycle, mentoring from experienced developers, global teamwork, and a portfolio-ready project with real business impact.

About You

• Curious about how software, security, and AI can solve real engineering and manufacturing challenges.
• Comfortable with at least one technology such as Java, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, Angular, or .NET C#.
• Familiar with web applications, REST APIs, databases, or Git through coursework, projects, hackathons, or internships.
• Interested in GenAI, AI agents, automated testing, or AI-assisted software engineering.
• Hands-on, willing to experiment, and comfortable asking questions and learning from feedback.
• Collaborative, self-motivated, and able to communicate in English.

Your Experience Includes

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience building a software, web, data, automation, or AI project through university, a hackathon, a personal portfolio, or an internship.
• Exposure to manufacturing, R&D, MES, factory applications, or other enterprise application environments.
• Awareness of secure development, authentication, vulnerability management, monitoring, or system integration.
• Hands-on use of automated testing, monitoring, logging, or GenAI-assisted development tools.

Location:

Our Penang office is located in Suntech at Cybercity, easily accessible via public transportation. Enjoy amenities such as an on-site gym, ping-pong and badminton facilities, and a café serving breakfast, lunch, and coffee. Prefer dining out? A public food court across the street offers a variety of delicious options.

Location

Penang Malaysia Suntech

Travel

None