Reno Software Engineer Intern: Scale High-Impact Systems

Dollar Tree, Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 82,000 - 126,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Conference budgets

Career ladder

Job summary

Dollar Tree, Inc. in Reno, NV, invites you to join the engineering team for an internship that tackles production incidents, prototypes, and large AWS-enabled initiatives.

You’ll own mid-level C# workstreams and help scale systems across NV. This role emphasizes practical leadership, fast learning, and the ability to transform on-call noise into meaningful alerts while delivering documentation-first improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership abilities demonstrated in internship settings.
• Ability to ship under tight deadlines and handle high-pressure situations.
• Strong analytical thinking and independent judgment.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations in Nevada for technology work.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across REST API-based applications.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Break large initiatives into deliverable AWS increments for Reno scale.
• Tune C# caching to handle launch spikes on existing hardware.
• Turn on-call alerts into meaningful notifications and dashboards.
• Own the mid-level C# workstream to unblock the Reno roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Critical thinking

NV regulations knowledge

Education

Pursuing degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

Dollar Tree, Inc. in Reno, NV, invites you to join the engineering team for an internship that tackles production incidents, prototypes, and large AWS-enabled initiatives.

You’ll own mid-level C# workstreams and help scale systems across NV. This role emphasizes practical leadership, fast learning, and the ability to transform on-call noise into meaningful alerts while delivering documentation-first improvements.