2027 Summer Intern Software Engineer

Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado Employment Type: Intern

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. 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:

Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems

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.

The Video Software Engineering Intern provides technical support to the Video Platform Engineering organization, which is responsible for the design, development, and operation of high-scale backend services that deliver cloud DVR, video playback, authentication, entitlements, and content discovery capabilities to millions of Spectrum customers nationwide. The intern will contribute directly to production microservice development within an AWS-based distributed systems environment, gaining hands-on experience in enterprise software engineering practices including spec-driven development, automated testing, continuous integration, and agile delivery methodologies.

Internship responsibilities may include

Develop production-quality features and defect resolutions for Java and/or TypeScript microservices under the mentorship of senior software engineers Author unit, integration, and contract tests in accordance with the team's spec-driven development standards Participate in peer code review processes within GitLab, providing and incorporating constructive technical feedback Conduct performance analysis of backend services, including database query optimization and API latency profiling Contribute to engineering documentation including API specifications, architecture decision records, and operational runbooks Support observability and reliability initiatives by enhancing monitoring dashboards, alerting configurations, and structured logging within Datadog Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives with an assigned delivery team Research and document technical modernization opportunities such as dependency upgrades, database migration strategies, and infrastructure optimization patterns Deliver a formal presentation summarizing project accomplishments, technical contributions, and key learnings to engineering leadership at the conclusion of the internship

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

Java (required) - TypeScript / JavaScript (preferred)

SQL (familiarity with relational and document-oriented query languages)

Technical Knowledge

Object-oriented programming principles and design patterns

RESTful API design and development

Version control systems (Git)

Cloud computing fundamentals (AWS preferred — EC2 , S3 , DynamoDB, DocumentDB)

Containerization concepts (Docker, Kubernetes)

Unit testing frameworks and test-driven development methodologies Message-oriented middleware concepts (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)

CI/CD pipeline fundamentals

Professional Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to interpret and implement from technical specifications and architecture documentation

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Self-directed learning with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment

Attention to detail and commitment to code quality

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