- Strong, object-oriented design and coding skills (C/C++ and/or Java preferably on a UNIX or Linux platform).
- Well-versed in Perl and SQL. Distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
- Optimization mathematics (linear programming, nonlinear optimization).
- Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
- Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly.
- Junior standing in Computer Science/Computer Engineering program (or related technical discipline) preferred.
- Graduate student a plus.
Intern and Co-op Interview Process
If you attend one of the schools we visit, we'll send software-engineer interviewers to you for on-campus interviews in the winter, spring, and fall. You will interview with two engineers, and we usually make a hiring decision within one week of your interviews!
If we miss you on campus, or you don't attend one of the schools we visit, we'll conduct your interview over the phone.
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Description
We hire software development engineer interns and co-ops into our technical teams based in Seattle, Washington. Our interns and co-ops write real software and partner with a select group of experienced software development engineers, who both help and challenge them as they work on projects that matter to our customers. Impact: As a member of the Amazon.com development team, you’ll be given the opportunity to have direct impact on the evolution of the Amazon e-commerce platform and lead mission critical projects early in your career. Your design, code and raw smarts will contribute to solving some of the most complex technical challenges in the areas of distributed systems, data mining, optimization, scalability, security and tweaking algorithms, just to name a few. Innovation: Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation? Are you interested in finding the best intersection of features vs. performance? Are you up to the task of delivering innovative technology that offers millions of unique products to thousands of suppliers, to tens of millions of customers around the world? Many of the technical challenges Amazon encounters have never been dealt with before on this scale, if at all. Come help lead the way in e-commerce innovation.