CDS Intern - Software Engineer - IT Retail Media

## About the Role The Costco Digital Services Division is inviting students currently enrolled in an IT or related undergraduate or graduate program to participate in a 12-week paid internship program during 2027. Interns will work within specific areas in Costco's Information Systems Division, attend presentations from Executive Management, and at the end of the internship create and present a summary of their experience to management and peers. The program runs mid-June to early September and is located in Issaquah, WA. Interns are required to be in the office 5 days a week. No out-of-state work is allowed. Interns are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses; housing is not provided. As a member of the IT Retail Media team, you will design, develop, and operationalize software applications, data pipelines to support reporting, self-service, advanced analytics, and APIs to support the Marketing and Retail Media business. This position is responsible for full-stack software development, from the user interface layer to the database. Responsibilities include software engineering data ingestion, transformation, validation, and CI/CD development. ## Responsibilities - Works with stakeholders to identify solutions that support their business requirements. - Works independently and within a team environment. - Learns and applies new concepts, processes, and tools. - Takes initiative to solve problems and multi-tasks by prioritizing projects and deadlines. - Communicates effectively with team members, stakeholders, and all levels of management. - Designs, develops, optimizes, and implements efficient and scalable services across the three-tiered system architecture. - Participates in all phases of the product development cycle, including defining requirements, designing architecture and applications, test-driven development, deployment, maintenance, and ongoing support. - Conducts peer code reviews for software changes made by other team members. - Collaborates and participates in delivery pod Agile scrum ceremonies. - Enhances knowledge of web application development and programming languages. - Helps ensure data quality, reliability, and documentation. ## Required Qualifications - Enthusiasm for helping Costco use data effectively to evaluate and improve business insights. - Experience providing visualizations and storytelling for business decision-making. - Comfortable working in both business and technical environments. - Strong logical thinking skills with the ability to think creatively to envision relationships between data. - Resourceful, self-motivated, and able to meet responsibilities with minimal direct supervision. - Accountable team player with a constructive attitude, problem-solving skills, and a customer service mindset. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Good organizational, time, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and stay well organized. - Currently maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher. - Currently enrolled in an IT or related undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college, or university. ## Recommended Qualifications - Advanced programming skills (e.g., Python, C++), web UI frameworks, and SQL. - Experience with data modeling, cloud platforms, data warehousing, and data lakes. - Familiarity with Google Cloud technologies such as GCS, BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Composer, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub. - Experience with ETL tools like dbt and IICS, version control using GitHub, and modern data engineering practices for batch and streaming data processing. - Proficiency in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail. ## Required Documents - Cover Letter - Resume