Intern - Software Delivery Platform; Summer

Alaska Airlines

Interns at Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air join teams throughout different departments and work on visible projects that impact our guests and business. Beyond hands-on experience, interns also get the opportunity to network with fellow employees and company leaders through various intern events and programming. Our interns also receive unlimited standby travel benefits during their internship, which means that many weekends are filled with jet setting across our growing network.

This internship is for summer 2027. Our internships are full-time for 12 weeks, and we offer two program timelines to align with different academic calendars.

This internship will be located in Sea Tac, WA. If not already in the internship city, candidates will be required to relocate for the duration of the internship.

This internship is designed solely to provide you with skill development and valuable work experience. While the internship provides helpful experience for future opportunities at Alaska Airlines, Inc, it does not guarantee a relevant role will be available at the conclusion of the internship nor future employment.

The Software Delivery Platform (SDP) is Alaska Airlines' enterprise Kubernetes platform. More than 20 engineering teams use it to run nearly 400 production services, from  booking and check-in to airline operations systems, across Microsoft Azure and on-premises data centers. The SDP team operates 40+ Kubernetes clusters and 450+ nodes, and the number of production services on the platform grew by more than 30% last year.

As an SDP intern, you will join the team during its move to a second-generation platform and work on real platform code. Experience a work environment that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and partnership.

Become part of a dynamic environment that offers a hands-on internship experience. We are looking for talented and enthusiastic students to contribute toward key projects that support our business, community and cultural growth. Experience a work environment that thrives on innovation, collaboration and partnership.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum stand- ups, backlog grooming) and help break down and track work in Azure Dev Ops (ADO).
• Help test, upgrade, and promote platform add-ons (e.g., Cilium, Envoy Gateway, cert-manager, Dynatrace) through dev, test, QA, and production using Git Ops with Argo CD.
• Contribute to Terraform for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) infrastructure, and automate repetitive operational tasks in line with our security requirements.
• Fix bugs and add tests in Go-based Kubernetes operators and platform tooling, with code review from senior engineers.
• Support application teams moving from the first-generation platform to Gen2 by validating deployments and helping troubleshoot issues.
• Assist with monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting issues across platform environments.
• Write and improve runbooks and documentation so standards are applied consistently across teams.
• Gain exposure to on-premises platform modernization (Cluster API, VMware vSphere, hardened Ubuntu images) by shadowing engineers.

Required

• Current undergraduate student in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of the Linux command line and Git.
• Basic programming or scripting experience (e.g., Go, Python, Bash, or Power Shell).
• Effective communication skills (e.g., verbal, written, and listening).
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.
• Must have achieved a junior or higher academic standing at the time of application.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Coursework or project experience with Go.
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes (e.g., Docker, kind, minikube) through coursework or personal projects.
• Familiarity with a hosted cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or Google) or infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, and YAML-based configuration.
• Experience sharing knowledge with others, such as presentations, classes, or team demos.

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

USD $30.00/Hr.

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