Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2027 (Irvine, CA)

Cox; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 6,920,000 - 10,415,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement planning

Paid days off

Job summary

Cox in Irvine is seeking a student intern to help build and manage enterprise platforms and automation across public and private clouds. You will gain hands-on experience with CI/CD, infrastructure tooling, and security monitoring while contributing to real projects.

You'll work with mentors, collaborate with delivery and operations teams, and learn how modern software is built and delivered at scale.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BA/BS degree in computer science or related field.
• Passion for technology, reverse engineering and coding.
• Collaborative attitude and strong communication skills.
• Experience with Windows/Linux, containers and databases.
• Experience with source code, build, deploy, orchestration and config management tools.
• Experience in writing code and scripts in at least one high-level language.
• Automation focus to reduce manual work.
• Familiarity with AWS and agile concepts (Scrum/Kanban).
• Interest in secure and scalable applications.
• Familiarity with AI tools for testing and automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation for infrastructure provisioning and procedures used across environments.
• Document new development, procedures or test plans as needed.
• Help develop and follow security and engineering standards.
• Build tools and pipelines to enable CI/CD for all environments.
• Automate code packaging, deployment and configuration management processes.
• Gather feedback from delivery and operations teams to improve throughput and quality.
• Monitor system and service performance and escalate as needed.
• Leverage AI tools to assist in productivity, testing, and automation.

Skills

BA/BS in CS or related field

Coding in high-level language

Team collaboration

Windows and Linux basics

Automation mindset

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

What's In It For You?

• We value your time and potential. At Cox, you’ll be exposed to meaningful and challenging work.
• You won't be left alone to figure things out. You'll have a team of supporters (plus an assigned program mentor) who will show you the ropes, guide you to excellence and cheer you on.
• You'll experience real accountability to develop your professional skills.
• You'll expand your network and professional toolbox through exposure to senior leaders.
• You'll help us build a bold future that is sustainable, accessible and inclusive.

What You'll Do

You’ll develop and manage enterprise platforms, deployment pipelines, security and quality monitoring. You’ll also develop tools to automate tasks and maintain new and existing infrastructure platforms on public and private clouds. Responsibilities will include:

• Developing automation for infrastructure provisioning and procedures, configuration management and ongoing support processes to be used across all environments.
• Documenting new development, procedures or test plans as needed.
• Helping develop and following best practices, security and engineering standards.
• Building tools and pipelines needed to facilitate continuous integration and delivery of software to all environments.
• Automating code packaging, code deployment and configuration management processes to be used across all environments.
• Soliciting feedback from delivery and operations teams about continuous integration and delivery challenges and working with them to identify opportunities to optimize software engineering throughput and quality.
• Tracking system and service performance continuously in all environments and escalates to the appropriate team.
• Leverage AI tools to assist in productivity, testing, and automation

Who You Are

Inquisitive. Logical. Dependable. These are just a few words that describe you. You love a good challenge and are happiest when you're solving problems. You have the following qualifications:

• Currently a college student pursuing a BA/BS degree in computer science or a related field, including classes related to software development, systems, networking and security.
• A passion for technology, reverse engineering and writing code to create solutions and fix problems.
• A collaborative attitude and the ability to clearly articulate thoughts and processes with both verbal and written communication in one‑on‑one and group settings.
• Experience with Windows and Linux systems, containers and databases.
• Experience with source code, build, deploy, orchestration and configuration management tools.
• Experience in writing code and scripts in at least one high‑level programming language.
• An eye to identify and a desire to resolve insufficiencies and manual activities via automation.
• Familiarity with public cloud architecture and technologies, preferably AWS.
• Familiarity with Agile concepts and processes (Scrum and Kanban).
• An interest in building and continuously improving secure and resilient applications at scale.
• An interest in gathering data and measuring the progress on what makes applications perform.
• Familiarity with AI tools that assist in producing, testing, and automating tasks in software development and deployment.

Intern/Co‑Op sessions are considered temporary employment. No full‑time employment commitments are made. However, depending on our business needs, some interns may be considered for a full‑time position following the conclusion of the session conditioned upon the intern graduating from their academic program and being available to commence full‑time employment at a specified time.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

USD 24.23 - 36.35 per hour

Compensation:

Hourly pay rate is in the range of $24.23 - $36.35/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Benefits:

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

EOE, including disability/vets