Software Development Engineer Apprentice
Amazon
About the Role
This apprenticeship opportunity is for U.S. citizens who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces including Reserves, National Guard, and service member spouses. The 12-month, on-the-job training program will provide technical and hands-on training, leading to an opportunity to join as a Software Development Engineer with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This is a Department of Labor apprenticeship program.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn to implement innovative cloud computing solutions.
- Solve technical problems.
- Learn and use the latest cloud computing technologies.
- Develop Software Development skills.
- Work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff.
- Adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions.
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service.
- Follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- U.S. citizen who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces (including Reserves, National Guard) or is a service member spouse. This experience must be mentioned in your resume.
- Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
- Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles.
- Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience.
Qualifications
- Currently have, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields with a conferral date within the last 24 months or an expected conferral date of March 2026 - September 2026.
- OR a graduate of Skillstorm, WA2VETS, or MSSA with a conferral date on or after 9/1/25 AND either holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM field OR has 4+ years of relevant computer engineering experience.