SDE I Intern

Overview

At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. Our interns write real software and collaborate with experienced software development engineers (SDEs) who guide them on projects that matter. As an intern, you will be matched to a manager and a mentor, and you'll have the opportunity to influence the evolution of Amazon technology and lead mission-critical projects early in your career. Your design, code, and raw smarts will contribute to solving complex technical challenges in areas such as distributed systems, data mining, automation, optimization, scalability, and security. In addition to working on an impactful project, you'll have opportunities for personal and professional development, expand your network, and participate in activities with other interns. No matter the location, we give you the tools to own your project and learn in a real-world setting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment, and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of computer science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, operating systems, algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, or Perl.
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field at time of application. Year of Graduation 2027.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous technical internship(s).
• Experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
• Experience in optimization mathematics such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization.
• Effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Adept at handling ambiguous or undefined problems as well as ability to think abstractly.