Software Engineer Intern

Sony Electronics Inc. is looking for the risk-takers, the collaborators, the inspired and the inspirational. We want the people who are brave enough to work at the cutting edge and create solutions that will enrich and improve the lives of people across the globe. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  In addition, our team members enjoy innovative work-life balance opportunities including a hybrid home/office workplace, monthly “Free Fridays”, and early shutdowns on Fridays throughout the year (including half-days during the summer).

Join us on our mission to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.

We are looking for an aspiring developer with interest in developing applications that can have a real impact on products used by millions of customers!

The ideal internship candidate finds software engineering fun, loves learning new frameworks and languages, and is fastidious about their code. Using and/or contributing to open-source projects is a big plus, as well as experience with unit testing code, continuous integration and test-driven development.

This position is based at Sony Electronics U.S. Headquarters, located in San Diego, CA.

In this role, you will gain hands on experience in software development activities, such as:

• Developing & Maintaining Cloud Services: Build scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services in a cloud environment.

• Automation & Optimization: Create scripts and tools to streamline deployment, testing, and monitoring workflows.

• Containerizing Infrastructure:  Design and manage Docker-based solutions for portable, reproducible development and production environments.

• Leveraging ML/AI for Insights:  Implement monitoring and analytics pipelines that use machine learning and AI to surface system health and usage trends.

• Building User Interfaces:  Design and code intuitive web portals and dashboards for enterprise management applications.

Internship Qualifications:

• Recently completed (within the past 6 months) or currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Software Engineering or a related field with applicable coursework

• Experience building web services and applications with Golang, Rust, NodeJS, MySQL, Vue, React

• Familiarity with Linux and shell languages

• Experience with client-server architecture and web services

• Strong interest in pursuing a design and development career path

• AWS, Docker, and CI/CD experience preferred

The anticipated hourly wage for this position is between $24.20 to $38.50. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base wage offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

Sony Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Individuals residing, or applying to work, in California or Philadelphia. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Los Angeles applicants can review additional information regarding the Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act here, and Philadelphia applicants here.

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