Summer Intern: Software Engineer

Spectrum Internship Experience

At a Glance

You're a motivated student with a current 3.0 GPA or higher currently pursuing a degree in one of the following areas from an accredited college or university:
Information Technology.

This is a paid, full-time, 11-week internship designed to give you real-world experience and meaningful exposure to the telecommunications industry in your chosen field.

Internship program runs from May 26 through August 6, 2027.

In addition to role-specific projects, you'll take part in professional development sessions, networking opportunities, mentorship and experiences that help you grow personally and professionally.

The Spectrum Internship Experience

As part of America's Connectivity Company®, you'll join a team that serves millions of customers and communities nationwide, while gaining valuable insight into the work that powers connection every day.

Throughout the summer, you'll contribute to meaningful work, strengthen your skills and have opportunities to:

• Grow your skills in a dynamic, innovative business environment.
• Build connections with team members and senior leaders who can help you better understand our business and what it's like to work here.
• Learn from a mentor, who can provide guidance, support and career advice.

What you can expect in this role

As a Spectrum intern, you'll spend the summer working alongside two teams: your respective department and your intern cohort.

Department and team-focused projects account for about 80% of your schedule. You'll spend the other 20% on internship experiences that include a kickoff conference, professional development sessions and networking activities, webinars, community service, cross-functional projects and final presentations.

This experience is designed to help you explore your interests, expand your network and leave with a deeper understanding of both your field and the impact of our business.

Internship responsibilities may include:

• Associate Dev Ops Engineer will deploy software solutions that use the most current technologies and improve the customers' experience. Will perform production support during the launch and design and develop specific software subsystems under the supervision of Senior Dev Ops engineers. Works independently in areas that are of limited scope and has the opportunity to expand to more complex phases while closely supervised.
• Work with developers, testers, and deployment teams to execute software deployment plans. Write and update basic to moderately complex automated scripts for installation of server software products. Configures moderately complex hardware and Virtual Machines. Deploy code in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment under the guidance of technical team members. Work with senior developers and hardware teams to update infrastructure and OS for applications.
  
  Perform lab installations and upgrades of server software products to ensure quality deployments. Installs and upgrades third party software. Monitor systems performance, and reliability as well as the daily data processing. Participate in project-related stand-up meetings. Review and provide feedback and recommendations for all external facing user documentation, including on-line help. Provide documentation support as necessary.

Required qualifications

• Must be a rising senior with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028
• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited College or University completing a bachelor's degree
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA or greater in current program
• Ability to travel locally to Spectrum intern development events and activities throughout the program
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for future sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with technology (inputs, outputs, and processing flows), and able to clearly communicate that knowledge Understanding of software design patterns and principles Ability to work seamlessly within a team as well as manage individual tasks Foundational knowledge in automating software deployments as much as possible, using such tools as Puppet, Chef, Python and Ansible