Solutions Architect Intern
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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About the Internship
Amazon internships are full-time positions, and interns should expect to work onsite Monday-Friday, up to 40 hours per week for 12 consecutive weeks, typically between 8am-5pm.
Are you a motivated technologist with a unique blend of curiosity, technical chops, and strong interpersonal skills? Do you want to help us build new things and evangelize use of AWS with customers? Do you enjoy being a guiding force, enabling customers to use best practices and design their applications and platforms for the cloud? As a Solutions Architect Intern, you will receive AWS technical training, immerse yourself in cloud computing concepts, and have the opportunity to develop business acumen.
The Solutions Architect (SA) organization is a diverse team that focuses on helping customers build infrastructures and applications at scale using AWS solutions. We are passionate about technology and relish the chances to dive deep and wide within the AWS platform in our quest to delight customers.
If this sounds exciting to you - come build the future with us!
Key Job Responsibilities
- Create solutions that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services
- Interface with customer stakeholders, including developers and team leads
- Drive effective feedback gathering from customers, distill and translate feedback into clear business and technical requirements for product and engineering teams
Basic Qualifications
- Are 18 years of age or older
- Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to a 12-week internship maximum
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or greater degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related fields with a graduation date between December 2026 and September 2027
- Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, C#, or C++
- Experience with Gen AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning (ML), etc.
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with one or more of the following technical domains: analytics, security, storage, DevOps, or application development
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS or industry certifications
- Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to both small and large audiences
- Experience applying established frameworks and design patterns to deliver working software through coursework, personal projects, hackathons, or previous internships
Key skills/competency
- Cloud Architecture
- AWS Services
- Solution Design
- Customer Engagement
- Programming (Java, Python, C#)
- Gen AI / LLMs / ML
- Analytics
- DevOps
- Technical Communication
- Problem Solving
How to Get Hired at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Research AWS's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume for AWS: Customize your resume to highlight cloud computing, programming, and architecture experience.
- Showcase technical projects: Detail coursework, personal projects, or hackathons demonstrating cloud application design.
- Prepare for technical and behavioral interviews: Practice system design, coding, and Amazon's Leadership Principles questions.
- Network within the AWS community: Connect with current Solutions Architects on LinkedIn for insights and potential referrals.
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