Description

*Internship start dates vary throughout the year within 2026 and the length is 3 to 6 months.*

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Key job responsibilities
As a System Development Engineer, you will/may:
• Use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members
• Create or have responsibility to improve or intent small tools or applications
• Participate in team design, scoping, process, and prioritization discussions
• Work effectively with customers and/or internal partners to understand business impacts and identify any
• opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions
• Invent, refine, and develop your solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals
• Develop an understanding of the maintenance characteristics, runtime properties, and dependencies of
• your team’s infrastructure, including hardware platform, operating system, and build dependencies.
• Provide assistance to the team with troubleshooting, researching the root cause, and thoroughly resolving
• defects in the event of a problem

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A day in the life
As an intern, you will be matched to a mentor. In addition to learning about an impactful project, you will have the opportunity to engage with Amazonians for both personal and professional development, expand your network, and participate in activities with other interns throughout your internship. No matter the location of your internship, we give you the tools to own your project and learn in a real-world setting. .

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Basic Qualifications

- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Math/Statistics/Engineering or other equivalent quantitative discipline.
- Experience with at least one functional scripting language (e.g., Perl, Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, shell scripting) and open-source technologies (Linux, Spring, React, etc.)

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Preferred Qualifications

- Previous technical internship(s)
- Proficient in one of the following languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, or PowerShell)
- Familiarity with TCP/IP networking fundamentals and application of IP protocols such as: DNS, DHCP, NTP, SMTP, and SNMP
- Possess a sound understanding of areas in the basic areas of Computer Science such as Algorithms, Data
- Structures, Object Oriented Design, Databases
- Interest in infrastructure design and administration
- Strong object-oriented design and coding skills developing on Unix-like operating systems
- Understanding of distributed systems, non-relational databases and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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