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Location

Santa Barbara, CA | United States

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Amazon Santa Barbara is seeking student developers to join our Junior Developer program beginning Summer 2024. This innovative, new program is intended for students who will be interested in joining Amazon locally in Santa Barbara following graduation.

Based in Santa Barbara at Amazon’s beautifully renovated downtown location, as a Junior Developer, you will join a team of amazing developers working to build an engine that leverages one of the world’s largest knowledge graphs to precisely and efficiently answer any customer question. You will be paired with a mentor from the team to grow both your problem solving and technical skills. You will build and launch solutions for millions of Alexa customers around the world.

The Jr. SDE role is part of Amazon's Jr Developer Program - a year-round internship opportunity that offers a symbiotic relationship between work and school. Jrs. receive 1:1 mentoring throughout their time in the program, receiving guidance and insight from a full-time Amazonian on their team. Because of the internship's extended tenure, our Jrs. become immersed in an Amazon team and gain real-life technical experience. Flexible part-time schedules during the school year and full-time employment over the summer creates an environment where students can succeed in both their work and their education. Santa Barbara has a growing population of Jrs, allowing for deep connections with fellow students engaged in similar roles.

Role Highlights:

- Part-time work during the school year (16 hours/week)
- Full-time work during the summer (40 hours/week)
- 1:1 mentoring with an experienced Software Engineer
- Effective performance management and integrated opportunities for growth

A day in the life
The Santa Barbara Junior Developer Program offers year-round, local apprentice roles for students enrolled in computer science (or equivalent) university courses.

According to one Junior Developer who now works full time on our Santa Barbara team, “Joining the Junior Developer program was one of the best choices I made in college. It’s kickstarted my career by allowing me to work on real world problems while being mentored by some of the top Software Engineers in the industry.”

About the team
Alexa is Amazon’s groundbreaking virtual assistant designed for voice interactions. We believe voice is the most natural interface for interacting with technology across many domains. Our team is responsible for making Alexa smarter by developing knowledge graph technology to help Alexa understand our world. If you’ve ever asked Alexa, “What’s the score of the Laker’s game?” or “Where was Oprah Winfrey born?”, our team delivered the answers.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university Bachelor's or Master's degree program.
- Majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM field.
- Graduating between June 2025 and June 2027.
- Ability to work year-round until graduation (part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer).
- Living within commutable distance to Santa Barbara, CA and able to work in-person year-round.
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, Python, or C++ including object-oriented design.

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