Summer 2027 Software Engineer Internship

Southwest Airlines • Dallas, TX

7d • $26 - $30 • Remote

About The Position

Southwest Airlines is committed to providing Employees with equal opportunities for learning and personal growth. As a Technology Intern, you’ll contribute to real-time projects, collaborate with fellow interns and cross-functional teams, help advance Company initiatives, and support Southwest’s Purpose of connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. Throughout the internship, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop as a future professional while making a meaningful impact. The Software Engineering Intern should be a strong communicator and collaborator, capable of presenting ideas in both technical and user-friendly terms while helping shape the future of Southwest’s Technology Team. If hired, Interns may be selected to support one of the following Teams:

Air Operations - Crew Technology
The Crew Technology organization develops and supports applications critical to Southwest Airlines Crew Members. Working with both the Crew Certification and Crew Recovery teams, you'll contribute to quality engineering, test automation, cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, and software modernization efforts across Crew Scheduling, Training, Mobility, Planning, and Recovery systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on highly visible technology initiatives while learning from experienced engineers in a large-scale enterprise environment.

Air Operations - Revenue Management Technology
The Revenue Management Technology team develops and supports the systems that help Southwest Airlines optimize revenue, inventory, and customer demand forecasting. Team members work with large-scale data, cloud and on-premises technologies, and enterprise applications that power Revenue Management, Southwest.com, and Marketing capabilities. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with data-driven decision-making, forecasting, and technology solutions that directly impact airline performance and profitability.

Air Operations - Crew Scheduling
The CrewMesh Pod supports Southwest Airlines' Crew Scheduling modernization efforts by developing cloud-native services, APIs, and event-driven solutions that connect critical operational systems. Team members work with modern software engineering practices, cloud technologies, automation, and agile delivery methods to build scalable, reliable solutions that support Crew operations while advancing enterprise modernization initiatives.

People & Finance - People and Communications
The People and Communications team builds and supports technology platforms enabling Southwest Airlines to engage with Customers and Employees through social, internal, and external communication channels. As a Software Engineer Intern, you'll collaborate with engineers, product teams, and business partners to develop innovative solutions that drive meaningful connections and enhance the Southwest brand. You'll gain hands-on experience with modern technologies, Agile development practices, and enterprise platforms that support customer engagement, employee communications, and collaboration across the Company.

Tech & Ground Ops - Tech Ops Parts, Finance and Reliability
The Tech Operations Technology team develops and modernizes solutions that support aircraft maintenance, parts management, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness across Southwest Airlines. Team members work with cloud technologies, enterprise applications, data products, automation, and AI-enabled solutions that help improve aircraft availability, operational reliability, and maintenance efficiency. This is an opportunity to contribute to business-critical systems that directly support the safe and efficient return of aircraft to service.

Requirements

• Coursework or hands-on experience with programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, or Node.js.
• Coursework or experience with AWS cloud services, including S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Redshift, Glue, ECS, and Kinesis.
• Coursework or experience with event streaming and messaging technologies such as Apache Kafka.
• Coursework or experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Coursework or experience with Git and version control best practices.
• Coursework or experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software deployment processes.
• Coursework or experience with Agile or Scaled Agile (SAFe) methodologies
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986.
• You must have a valid U.S. Social Security Number to complete the full hiring process.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to stay organized and manage multiple and concurrent assignments under tight deadlines preferred
• Previous internship or work experience as a Software Engineer Intern within the past 12 months preferred
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based, Customer service-oriented environment with a high regard for hospitality
• Demonstrate programming aptitude and ability for logical and abstract thinking
• Problem solving ability and strong written/verbal communications skills preferred
• Works well in a culture that is open, direct, respectful, courteous, and compassionate preferred
• 1-2 semesters remaining at the time the internship ends is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, write program code, test, document, and implement functionally appropriately, technically sound, and well-integrated application systems in accordance with Customer requirements, and organizational methodologies and standards.
• Respond to production problems and implement immediate resolution efforts across technology areas.
• Maintain awareness of technology trends in area of responsibility.
• Meet commitments and deliverables related to participating in projects.

Benefits

• free, unlimited space available travel privileges for yourself (taxes and fees may apply on international travel)
• Interns will be provided any required equipment, such as a laptop, for the internship.
• Stipends may be offered based on eligibility and program criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED