Software Engineer Intern: Own Projects, Build Scalable Systems

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited - A78; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 112,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Employee benefits

Mentorship program

Weekly intern office hours

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited - A78 seeks software development intern engineers to tackle real customer problems using modern tech. You’ll own code end-to-end, participate in CI/CD, and work with GenAI tools in an agile environment.

Interns are full-time, in-office, Monday-Friday (up to 40 hours/week), with mentorship and opportunities to join graduate roles or second internships. Competitive monthly salary, relocation support, and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in bachelor's or master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems or related STEM fields.
• Knowledge of at least one general-purpose programming language (Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, TypeScript).
• Knowledge of CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design).
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in academic or professional settings.

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 the design and development of scalable, reliable services with distributed-systems scope.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, validate correctness.
• Contribute to clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Use GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity and validate AI-generated code.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD and participate in on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

C#

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/Data Science or related STEM fields

Tools

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Job description

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited - A78 seeks software development intern engineers to tackle real customer problems using modern tech. You’ll own code end-to-end, participate in CI/CD, and work with GenAI tools in an agile environment.

Interns are full-time, in-office, Monday-Friday (up to 40 hours/week), with mentorship and opportunities to join graduate roles or second internships. Competitive monthly salary, relocation support, and benefits are offered.