This position is for an 8–12 week full-time, on-site internship to be conducted in Summer 2027 (June–September 2027).
*Minimum 12 weeks internship is required for all international hires (who require JP visa support).*
*Target Candidates: Students graduating in 2028 or 2029 (Bachelor's or Master's program).
Do you want to directly impact how millions of customers in Japan and across the globe discover, browse, and purchase products on Amazon? Do you enjoy building scalable systems that power seamless shopping experiences across multiple marketplaces?
Amazon's International Stores technology teams in Japan — spanning areas like JP Manga, Search, Stores Tech, and more — build and operate the technology that enables customers worldwide to shop across borders. From product discovery and content experiences, to search relevance, checkout, payments, and delivery, our Japan-based engineering teams drive innovation for Japanese customers while contributing to global platform capabilities shared across dozens of marketplaces.
The technical challenges are diverse — you'll work on systems that handle massive traffic at low latency, support multi-language and multi-currency experiences, and adapt to the unique regulatory and business requirements of different regions. As an SDE Intern, you'll gain broad exposure across the stack and have the opportunity to own meaningful features end-to-end in a supportive, growth-oriented environment.
We also embrace AI as a tool to accelerate how we build and operate software — from AI-assisted coding and automated testing, to intelligent monitoring and issue triage. You'll have the opportunity to both leverage and contribute to AI-driven development practices as part of your day-to-day work.
If you're looking to kickstart your engineering career at global scale, solve real customer problems, and work alongside talented engineers in a collaborative international environment, this internship is a great place to start.
Key job responsibilities
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers, while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
• Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective.
• Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity while staying current with emerging technologies.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles while participating in operational responsibilities including on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.
A day in the life
As an intern, you will be matched to a manager and a mentor and will have the opportunity to influence the evolution of Amazon technology and lead critical projects early in your career.
In addition to working on 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.
- Currently enrolled in Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields, with an expected graduation date of 2028 or 2029
- Able to participate in a full-time, on-site internship at our Tokyo office for 8–12 weeks during Summer 2027 (June–September)
- Demonstrated experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
- Demonstrated experience one or more of the following: (1) Data structures implementation (2) Basic algorithm development (3) Object-oriented design principles
- Previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
- Experience with one or more of the following: (1)AI tools for development productivity (2)Cloud platforms (preferably AWS) (3)Database systems (SQL and NoSQL)(4)Contributing to open-source projects (5)Version control systems (6)Debugging and troubleshooting complex systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly
- Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
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