Early-Career Software Engineer: Build Impact at Scale

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle is offering an internship opportunity for students pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related STEM fields. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that impact millions of customers.

The role emphasizes learning through real projects, applying AI-assisted development tools, and growing skills in distributed systems, data structures, and software engineering best practices.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools in academic or professional settings.
• Currently pursuing or holding a bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams to design, build, and operate innovative products and services.
• Break down complex, ambiguous problems into well-defined, solvable components before implementation.
• Contribute to the design and development of scalable, reliable services, with distributed-systems scope varying by team.
• Conduct code reviews as a core engineering practice, providing constructive feedback and validating correctness.
• Contribute to clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Use GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity, and validate AI output.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment with CI/CD and on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Skills

Programming languages

Data structures & algorithms

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in STEM fields

Tools

AWS

SQL/NoSQL

Git

Job description

Amazon in Seattle is offering an internship opportunity for students pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related STEM fields. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that impact millions of customers.

The role emphasizes learning through real projects, applying AI-assisted development tools, and growing skills in distributed systems, data structures, and software engineering best practices.