Amazon strives to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, and the
International Technology group (InTech) owns the enhancement and
delivery of Amazon’s cutting-edge engineering to all the varied
customers and cultures of the world. We do this through a combination of
partnerships with other Amazon technical teams and our own innovative
new projects. We make sure that each of our website businesses is a
thoughtful combination of Amazon known best practices and unique
last-mile engineering driven by each country’s customers’ needs. Our
work spans a deep technology stack from front-end customer experience to
back-end service technology and has very high visibility to senior
leadership, with small teams owning highly significant services. And (of
course!) InTech is itself international, with teams in Madrid,
Luxembourg, and London.
We are looking for outstanding software engineer interns that will
embody Amazon's motto: Work hard, have fun and make history. We expect
you have strong technical, research and analytical skills and are very
eager to learn and to contribute to a highly skilled development team.
We strongly value your hard work and obsession to solve complex problems
on behalf of Amazon customers.
You will be part of an international team of Amazon software
engineers and you will help them create complex tools in several
different programming languages that will help improve the quality of
Amazon's catalog. You'll create professional quality software by
applying software engineering best practices, while being exposed to
cutting edge technologies around big data and machine learning. Your
work will improve the experience of millions of customers using Amazon
daily in Europe. You will have the chance to commence a very successful
career in one of the most innovative companies in the world.
This position will be based in Madrid, Spain
Basic Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Computer Science/Computer Engineering program (or related technical discipline)
- Experience with object-oriented design and coding skills C++, Java or C#)
- Strong fundamentals in problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis
- Strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new technologies
- Strong attention to details, inventive, able to work in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of programming languages regularly used in machine learning and data science environments, like Python or T
- Knowledge
of software engineering practices & best practices for the full
software development life cycle, including coding standards, code
reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and
operations
- Clear, professional communication skills able to
contribute to team discussions, knowing when to contribute, when to
listen, and when to ask questions
