Summer 2027 Corporate Internship

About the Role

The Software Engineering Intern will be placed on a product team and contribute to the software design, software development, and overall product lifecycle for a product that our users love. The engineering process is highly collaborative. Interns will have the opportunity to pair on user stories and support products as they evolve. In addition, interns may be involved in product configuration, performance tuning and testing as well as production monitoring. As a Software Engineer Intern, you will be part of a team with more experienced engineers to help build and grow your skills while you create, support, and deploy production applications. Potential placements include product teams in eCommerce, Fulfillment, Infrastructure, Technology Management, and Data Engineering. This is an 11-week Summer experience in Pittsburgh, following a hybrid work schedule (in the office Tuesday – Thursday, working from home Monday and Friday).

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
• Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
• Writes custom code or scripts to do “destructive testing” to ensure adequate resiliency in production
• Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs
• Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
• Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
• Reviews and discusses code from more senior engineers to understand best practices and design patterns
• Increases business acumen by learning about other parts of the business
• Presents assigned strategic project to the leadership team at the conclusion of the summer

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Exposure to modern programming languages
• Experience with Agile Development and knowledge on Agile Deployment tools and versioning using Git or similar tools
• Experience in a Linux or Unix based environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and iterative environment

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree
• Graduation date between December 2027 through May 2028
• Enrolled in an accredited 4-year institution
• A major in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Information Sciences and Technology or related experience
• Strong verbal communication skills to read and write reports, as well as communicate cross-functionally and vertically throughout the organization
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• A competitive spirit with a passion for results
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to independently make data-driven recommendations
• Dynamic written and verbal communication style, as well as ability to communicate cross functionally and vertically throughout the organization
• Someone enthusiastic about helping athletes and passionate about technology
• Someone who cares about people and how work gets done
• Someone who is solution orientated, curious and willing to dig into a challenge and ask questions to drive towards a desired outcome

Internship Details

• Internship Start Date: May 17th, 2027
• Internship End Date: July 29th, 2027
• Work Schedule: Hybrid (WFH Monday & Friday, in office Tuesday – Thursday)
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Corporate Office)

Perks

• Consideration for full-time jobs after graduation
• Fully furnished housing for non-local interns arranged and paid for by DSG
• Two paid holidays – Memorial Day and July 4th
• Teammate Discount
• Uber codes for Interns who do not have a vehicle to commute to and from the office
• Corporate Office amenities such as on-site gym and Starbucks
• Meaningful work projects selected by functional leaders
• Executive Speaker Series
• Professional development
• Volunteer opportunities
• Social events (e.g., Intern Olympics, Pittsburgh Pirates game, National Intern Day celebration)
• Relocation assistance for non-local candidates who accept full-time jobs requiring them to be located at DICK’S Sporting Goods Corporate Office