Software Integration Engineer Intern

SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM SUMMARY 

At Columbia Sportswear we offer college students a unique opportunity to join our team and help solve real business problems! Bring your passion and insight to a company that is committed to driving long- term sustainable growth this summer for our 10-week summer internship at our Headquarters in Portland, Oregon!  Interns can expect to gain valuable hands-on experience within their department while building partnerships with teams and fellow interns along the way! 

• Location: Portland, OR 

• Duration: ~10 weeks 

• Start Date Options: May 19th- July 25th or June 23rd - August 29th 

• Application Deadline: January 26th, 2025

• Pay: $22.50/hr

ABOUT THE POSITION 

Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do.  Columbia Sportswear’s Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable an IT infrastructure across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500 geographically dispersed stores.  These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Build, test, and deliver solutions that are secure, maintainable, performant, and scalable using object-oriented frameworks, and cloud PAAS approaches.

• Operate as part of an agile team executing against a backlog that covers a broad swath of different domains across the enterprise.

• Strengthen the team’s adoption of modern testing practices, deployment tools, and frameworks.

• Build and cultivate a DevOps culture and mindset.

• Collaborate with peers in an agile environment to solve problems and identify process improvements within the team.  Actively learn and develop technical and non-technical skills.

YOU ARE

• Self-driven and motivated to learn and adapt quickly to new programming languages, frameworks, cloud technologies, and development patterns and practices.

• A strong communicator with a technical vision for Columbia’s information management and engineering standards.

• Creative contributor looking to deliver a superior product while working with a small scrum team.

• Able to transition complex business processes into software solutions that meet defined outcomes.

YOU HAVE

• Majoring in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field or a combination of education and experience.

• A minimum cumulative GPA of a 2.7 from an accredited college or university.  

• Experience coding in an object oriented based language

• Experience building and interacting with RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures.

• Experience working in an Agile portfolio and software development team.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

• Current student with one of the following academic standings: Rising Senior, Senior, Graduate/ MBA student  

• Degree relevant to the internship you are applying for 

• Must be able to participate in 10-week program for either date option provided above 

• ·Must be able to work onsite at our headquarter location for the duration of the internship- interns will partner directly with their managers regarding expectations to work collaboratively in office specified days of the week 

 

NON-LOCAL CANDIDATE CONSIDERATIONS 

• Relocation assistance & housing is NOT provided- these costs and arrangements would be the responsibility of the intern for the entirety of the program 

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to interns benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Employees must be age 18 and have worked the required amount of hours to qualify. We also offer generous employee discounts.

If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

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