About this role
Job Summary
At a Glance
- You’re a motivated student with a current 3.0 GPA or higher currently pursuing a degree in one of the following areas from an accredited college or university:
Computer Science,Electrical and Computer Engineering,Information Technology
- This is a paid, full-time, 11-week internship designed to give you real-world experience and meaningful exposure to the telecommunications industry in your chosen field.
- Internship program runs from May 26 through August 6, 2027.
- In addition to role-specific projects, you’ll take part in professional development sessions, networking opportunities, mentorship and experiences that help you grow personally and professionally.
The Spectrum Internship Experience As part of America’s Connectivity Company®, you’ll join a team that serves millions of customers and communities nationwide, while gaining valuable insight into the work that powers connection every day.
Throughout the summer, you’ll contribute to meaningful work, strengthen your skills and have opportunities to:
- Grow your skills in a dynamic, innovative business environment.
- Build connections with team members and senior leaders who can help you better understand our business and what it’s like to work here.
- Learn from a mentor, who can provide guidance, support and career advice.
Responsibilities
What you can expect in this role
As a Spectrum intern, you’ll spend the summer working alongside two teams: your respective department and your intern cohort.
Department and team-focused projects account for about 80% of your schedule. You’ll spend the other 20% on internship experiences that include a kickoff conference, professional development sessions and networking activities, webinars, community service, cross-functional projects and final presentations.
This experience is designed to help you explore your interests, expand your network and leave with a deeper understanding of both your field and the impact of our business.
The Direct To Customer (DTC) team is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining integrations with a wide range of strategic partners, including Disney, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount, Max, and others. The team develops and supports scalable backend services that power customer entitlement, authentication, account linking, subscription lifecycle management, and partner data exchanges. This is a backend engineering team with a strong focus on hands-on software development. Engineers work extensively with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud technologies, messaging platforms such as Kafka, and AWS services. The team is involved throughout the software development lifecycle, from designing and implementing new features to troubleshooting production issues, optimizing performance, and driving architectural improvements. We are looking for technically strong candidates who are passionate about backend development, have solid problem-solving skills, and enjoy building scalable, high-performance distributed systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable writing production-quality code, collaborating across teams, and contributing to technical design discussions while delivering reliable solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Internship responsibilities may include:
- Design and development of software applications working in tandem with Sr. level people
Qualifications
Required qualifications
- Must be a rising senior with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028
- Must be currently enrolled in an accredited College or University completing a bachelor’s degree
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA or greater in current program
- Ability to travel locally to Spectrum intern development events and activities throughout the program
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for future sponsorship
Preferred Qualifications
- Java 25, Kubernetes, AWS, Unix/Linux foundational skills, AWS, Web Services Development, REST implementation