Information Technology Development Internship

Wawa, Inc.

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Wawa Internship Program offers students hands-on experience in a collaborative corporate environment, where they work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to meaningful business projects, and build skills that support their academic and professional growth. Throughout the summer, interns participate in professional development and networking opportunities with fellow interns and company leaders. The program culminates in a capstone presentation, where interns showcase key projects, accomplishments, and the impact of their contributions.
The IT engineering intern will work within the application engineering team on different things including build pipelines, application tooling, reference applications and where possible product development of digital platforms and ecosystems.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Positive attitude with a focus on Customer Service
• Detail oriented with strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
• Strong aptitude and ability to work with different programming languages and systems
• Strong desire to learn new systems quickly
• Ability to organize thoughts into action plans
• Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration or major in Computer Science preferred
• Knowledge of Java or other similar programming languages (Java/Golang Preferred)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms especially Kubernetes/Docker, AWS preferred

Responsibilities

• Enhance application pipelines to improve performance and functionality
• Patch existing software and infrastructure to ensure no security vulnerabilities exist
• Develop and enhance Java, Golang, Kubernetes and Docker components
• Update documentation on SDLC processes and ensure the documentation for how to perform operations withing the Wawa development teams is up to date and accurate
• Work with many tools that could include scripting on Linux in order to achieve and further automation capabilities
• Build performance tests using pre-defined frameworks (K6) for testing existing platforms
• Work with databases including Postgres and MongoDB

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern