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Amazon · 2 days ago

Youth Apprentice, Software Development

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and/or bring innovative products and services to market.

Contribute to the design and build of innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment

Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and/or easy to manage/use

Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.

Work in an agile environment to learn and deliver high-quality software

Attend weekly stand-up meetings with software development teams where/if applicable.

Demonstrate computational thinking skills and apply them to real-world work scenarios and projects

Learn new or reinforce previous exposure to coding languages for front and/or back-end web development, mobile apps, or client-interfacing mechanisms (e.g., Python, Kotlin, Swift, C++, CSS, Java, JavaScript, HTML, C#)

Leverage internal tools Amazon’s builders and customers use every day (e.g., AWS Cloud, services, terminology)

Exercise professional development skills within a corporate environment.

Qualification

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Required

Currently working towards a High School Degree with an expected conferral date between May 2025 and May 2026

Attend a high school currently participating in CareerWise D.C./CityWorks DC apprenticeship programming model

Ability to work 16 hours per week after school hours

Preferred

Must be proficient in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, C++, CSS, Java, JavaScript, HTML, C#

Must have taken at least one foundational course in Computer Science (CS)

Has at least one programming experience or extra-curricular to demonstrate interest/aptitude in coding (i.e., Girls Who Code)

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a global tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

Founded in 1994

Seattle, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://amazon.com

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