Overview
Amazon is recruiting a 2026 Software Development Engineer intern in Cape Town for full-time, office-based software engineering work on scalable services, distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.
Complete internship details
Interns collaborate with engineering teams to design, build and operate products and services, participate in code reviews, develop scalable distributed systems and use modern engineering tools. Amazon states internships are full-time, office-based Monday to Friday, up to 40 hours per week, with mentorship and potential consideration for a later graduate role or second internship.
Eligibility requirements
Amazon lists a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field and knowledge of core computer-science fundamentals as basic qualifications. Programming-language knowledge, English fluency and distributed-systems experience are among the preferred qualifications. Applicants must be able to work lawfully in South Africa and provide the required identity or work-permit documentation.
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