Software Development Engineer Internship - Summer 2026

Amazon is hiring software engineering interns for a 12-week summer program beginning May/June 2026. This is a full-time internship requiring 40 hours weekly, Monday-Friday, typically 8am-5pm, in-office. Key responsibilities: design and build innovative products while managing the complete code lifecycle from design through deployment; collaborate across teams to create scalable cloud-native solutions; develop resilient distributed systems; participate in code reviews and technical documentation; write maintainable code using current best practices; work within agile CI/CD environments; leverage AI/GenAI development tools; monitor and troubleshoot production systems. Basic qualifications: minimum age 18; proficiency in Java, Python, C++, or similar; data structure and algorithm knowledge; enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or related STEM field; expected graduation between October 2026 and September 2029. Preferred: previous internship experience; familiarity with AWS, databases, open-source contributions, or version control. Base pay $110,500-$160,000 USD annually for Seattle positions.