SDE Intern: Build Scalable Cloud & AI

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental Health Support

401(k) matching

In-person internship

Job summary

Amazon is seeking SDE interns in the United States to own the entire lifecycle of your code—from design through deployment and ongoing operations. You will work with mentors and cross-functional Amazonians to build scalable cloud services that impact millions of customers.

This 12-week internship requires strong programming, data-structure knowledge and experience with AI-assisted tools, with in-person work at multiple US locations including Redmond, WA.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Bachelor's degree or above 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
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in academic or professional settings
• Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum
• Expected degree conferral date between October 2027 – September 2029

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers, while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward
• 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
• Participate in code reviews as a core engineering practice, providing constructive feedback and validating correctness, including for AI-generated code
• Contribute to clear and accurate technical documentation
• Use GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity, and critically validate, verify, and integrate AI-generated code, exercising sound judgement about when to trust AI output and when not to
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns, including AI-assisted
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles while participating in operational responsibilities including on-call duties
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Data structures

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM

Tools

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Job description

Amazon is seeking SDE interns in the United States to own the entire lifecycle of your code—from design through deployment and ongoing operations. You will work with mentors and cross-functional Amazonians to build scalable cloud services that impact millions of customers.

This 12-week internship requires strong programming, data-structure knowledge and experience with AI-assisted tools, with in-person work at multiple US locations including Redmond, WA.