SDE Intern: Build Scalable Cloud Services

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an SDE intern in the United States for a 12-week, in-person internship starting May/June 2027. You will join a manager and mentor to influence Amazon technology, working on scalable services and customer-facing products.

You will write code across languages, participate in code reviews, and use GenAI tools while learning in a collaborative environment. 40 hours/week, no conflicts with classes or other employment, and opportunities to grow.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field and continuing studies after internship.
• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language (Java, Python, etc.).
• Willing to work 40 hours/week for 12 weeks and have a degree conferral date within the internship window.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight customers.
• Break down complex, ambiguous problems into well-defined, solvable components.
• Contribute to scalable, reliable services with distributed-systems scope and CI/CD practices.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback, validating correctness.
• Use GenAI and AI-powered tools to boost development productivity while validating AI-generated code.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Demonstrate ownership from design through deployment and ongoing operations.
• Engage in an agile environment and participate in on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring and troubleshooting.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Go

TypeScript

C#

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields

Tools

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Amazon is seeking an SDE intern in the United States for a 12-week, in-person internship starting May/June 2027. You will join a manager and mentor to influence Amazon technology, working on scalable services and customer-facing products.

You will write code across languages, participate in code reviews, and use GenAI tools while learning in a collaborative environment. 40 hours/week, no conflicts with classes or other employment, and opportunities to grow.