The Position

This internship offers hands-on exposure to modern retail platforms, cloud-native systems, and data-driven decisioning, supporting capabilities such as Buy Online Pick In Store (BOPIS), Same Day Delivery (SDD), Ship-to-Store (STS), Ship-from-Store (SFS) and Point of Sale (POS) innovation. You’ll work alongside engineers, product managers, and retail operations leaders to deliver scalable solutions that directly impact how ALO shows up in physical and digital spaces.

This role is ideal for graduate students and early-career engineers who are excited about applying strong technical fundamentals to real-world retail challenges at scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance microservices-based applications using Java and Python
• Build and deploy scalable, cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, etc.)
• Support database design, optimization, and performance tuning using MySQL
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate systems that power omni-channel retail flows
• Contribute to POS feature enhancements that improve in-store associate efficiency and customer experience
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and production issue troubleshooting
• Learn and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, API development, and cloud engineering best practices
• Create and maintain technical documentation; share learnings with the broader team

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• Hands-on experience with Java and Python
• Foundational understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services and relational databases such as MySQL
• Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative, team-first approach

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to retail, eCommerce, or omni-channel systems
• Experience with cloud-native development, distributed systems, or event-driven architectures
• Interest in data-driven systems, analytics, or AI-enabled decisioning within retail workflows
• Prior internship, academic project, or hands-on experience building production-grade software

Benefits

• How modern retail platforms support real-time inventory visibility, fulfillment, and store execution
• Practical experience building scalable, cloud-based services used across physical and digital channels
• Exposure to the intersection of engineering, retail operations, and customer experience design
• Best practices for working in agile teams, from concept through deployment
• Mentorship from experienced engineers and technology leaders in a high-growth environment

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