Jr. Software Development Engineer - Atlanta, GA, Jr. Developer Program at Amazon
Atlanta, GA
$18–$65/hrfrom the description
Jul 7, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A year-round internship program for current college students pursuing a degree in computer science or a related field, based on-site in Atlanta. Participants write production software and contribute to real deliverables alongside experienced engineers, working part-time during the school year and full-time over the summer. The program includes one-on-one mentorship and is structured to run through graduation, with the possibility of a full-time offer afterward.
Junior level · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Internship
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,500 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4,850–8,400
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,884 (middle half $106,941–$167,811). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This is a year-round internship program (the Jr. Developer Program / JDP), not a standard full-time role — it runs part-time (16 hrs/week) during the school year and full-time (40 hrs/week) over the summer.
Candidates must currently be enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program graduating June 2028 or later, majoring in CS, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field. Because enrollment is the gate (not a completed degree), the degree requirement is set to None.
The role is strictly on-site at Amazon's Atlanta corporate office; remote and hybrid are explicitly excluded.
The posted hourly range ($18–$65/hr) is unusually wide; Amazon notes final pay depends on experience, qualifications, and location, likely reflecting variation across cohort levels or degree programs.
Programming experience with at least one of Java, Python, or C++ is a hard gate; Java is listed as the primary name with Python and C++ captured as alternatives.
Previous technical internship experience is listed under Preferred Qualifications and is explicitly flagged 'if applicable,' making it optional context rather than a gate.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): object-oriented design.
Posting is for a internship engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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