Software Engineer Intern, Marketplace Platform

Staples • Framingham, MA

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About The Position

Staples is seeking a student or graduate with fresh ideas, innovation, passion, and drive to contribute to the organization while developing technical and soft skills. The intern will build an end-to-end feature, with a mentor, for the platform Staples uses to list, price, and track orders on Amazon and other marketplaces. The work spans REST APIs, database changes, user interfaces, tests, and release activities. The intern will work within the full-time team’s code review, CI/CD, and release processes, then demonstrate the completed project to the team and business partners at the end of the summer. The program starts June 7, 2027.

Requirements

• Actively pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Enrolled as a full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 college credits.
• Coursework or projects in Java, Python, or TypeScript.
• Basic SQL and relational database knowledge.
• Familiarity with Git.
• Collaborative ability to build partnerships and work with others toward shared objectives.
• Customer focus and ability to understand customer needs and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment for people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Innovation, including developing new insights, questioning conventional approaches, encouraging ideas, and implementing solutions.
• Self-development through actively seeking opportunities to grow and take on challenges.

Responsibilities

• Build an end-to-end platform feature with a mentor, including REST API, database, user interface, tests, and release.
• Create and update REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Create and update user interface screens using React and TypeScript.
• Write SQL against Postgres and Snowflake to build and validate features using marketplace order and product data.
• Write unit and integration tests and help diagnose issues in lower environments.
• Participate in code reviews, the CI/CD pipeline, and the team’s release process.
• Demonstrate the project to the team and business partners at the end of the summer.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern