Open Jobs Intern, Marketplace Engineering

Sephora • San Francisco, CA

9d • $25 - $25 • Remote

About The Position

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the ExtraOrdinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty . Sephora Internships provide an inclusive and comprehensive experience that equips young professionals with the tools needed to align their passions with work. The 10-week internship program develops early career professionals by providing interns with hands-on learning, personal and professional networking opportunities, and the ability to work on projects that directly impact the business. The Sephora internship program is also a prerequisite for consideration for LEAP, the cross-functional rotational program that provides on-the-job training in each of three Business Units-Supply Chain, Marketing, and Merchandising, over the course of nine months. LEAP prepares successfully performing trainees for a full-time, entry-level role in one of the three Business Units. Interns are invited to apply to LEAP at the beginning of the summer internship. POSITION SUMMARY Sephora Engineering division is looking for passionate and inventive intern who wants to work in Sephora’s digital eCommerce platform. Imagine being part of a team that is at the handling one of the largest client traffic channel at Sephora. As an Intern, you have the opportunity to develop applications that impact millions of clients in both North America & Canada. Your focus is going to be with the Marketplaces team to design, integrate, develop and stabilize the Micro services and API proxies. You will have the opportunity to analyze the big picture and perform tactical decision making that supports the strategic direction of Sephora, IT and the Engineering team. They will exercise these responsibilities in compliance with Sephora policies and standards along with industry’s best practices. Sephora is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age or other legally protected status. PROGRAM DETAILS: An inclusive and engaging experience that develops technical and professional skills through weekly virtual workshops, networking opportunities, and career panels that provide exposure to Sephora’s career growth opportunities. 2026 PROGRAM DATES: June 1 - August 14, 2026 Working hours: 36hrs/week. Monday – Friday, PST June 22-26, 2026: On-Site Week in San Francisco at headquarters office July 6-10, 2026: Week off for Summer Shutdown

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Having knowledge on developing microservices using Spring boot framework would be a value add.

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.

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. You can unleash your creativity , because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve , because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself , because you are what sets us apart. This , is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed