SEPHORA · 4 months ago
Intern, Marketplace Engineering
California, United States
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$25/hr - $25/hr
Start in 2026 SummerSephora is a leading beauty retailer that inspires customers and empowers teams to reimagine the future of beauty. They are seeking an intern for their Engineering division to work on their digital eCommerce platform, focusing on developing applications that impact millions of clients. The role involves designing, integrating, and stabilizing microservices and API proxies while adhering to best practices and company policies.
BeautyCosmeticsE-CommerceRetail
No H1B
Responsibilities
Should be hands-on in developing Java based API, web-hooks, API gateway (ex: Apigee)
Should possess basic knowledge on AI, Model-Context Protocol, software 2.0 and hands-on working on any AI related area
Contribute to the overall system design, architecture, security, scalability, reliability and performance of the sephora.com and the commerce APIs
Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
Able to parse large data sets like product catalog, inventory feeds to troubleshoot issues
Qualification
Required
Should be hands-on in developing Java based API, web-hooks, API gateway (ex: Apigee)
Should possess basic knowledge on AI, Model-Context Protocol, software 2.0 and hands-on working on any AI related area
Contribute to the overall system design, architecture, security, scalability, reliability and performance of the sephora.com and the commerce APIs
Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
Able to parse large data sets like product catalog, inventory feeds to troubleshoot issues
Knowledge of design patterns like, circuit breaker, Backend For Frontend (BFF), Saga, CQRS, etc
Should have the ability to understand and refactor the program code
Used at least 1 AI pair programming tools (like GitHub copilot)
Knowledge of API-gateway, Kafka and event-drive architecture
Knowledge in Oracle / MY SQL / No-Sql databases
Knowledge on application monitoring solutions (Splunk / Dynatrace)
Ability to Write and Call a Restful API and web-hooks
Excellent written and verbal communications skills required
Must be results orientated and self-motivated
Graduating in 2026 or 2027 (undergraduate or graduate degree)
Remote program – work schedule must align with Pacific Standard Time
Must permanently reside and work in the U.S
Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions
Available from June 1 - August 14, 2026
Available for the 1-week On-Site office experience in San Francisco, CA
Preferred
Having knowledge on developing microservices using Spring boot framework would be a value add
Benefits
The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
Company
SEPHORA
Sephora is an online shopping site that offers a range of beauty products such as cosmetics and skincare items.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Artemis Patrick
President and CEO, North America
Tara Maffeo
Senior Vice President, Store Experience and Business Operations
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