Intern - Software Delivery Platform (Summer 2027)

Company Alaska Airlines The Team

Interns at Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air join teams throughout different departments and work on visible projects that impact our guests and business. Beyond hands-on experience, interns also get the opportunity to network with fellow employees and company leaders through various intern events and programming. Our interns also receive unlimited standby travel benefits during their internship, which means that many weekends are filled with jet setting across our growing network.

This internship is for summer 2027. Our internships are full-time for 12 weeks, and we offer two program timelines to align with different academic calendars.

This internship will be located in SeaTac, WA. If not already in the internship city, candidates will be required to relocate for the duration of the internship.

This internship is designed solely to provide you with skill development and valuable work experience. While the internship provides helpful experience for future opportunities at Alaska Airlines, Inc, it does not guarantee a relevant role will be available at the conclusion of the internship nor future employment.

Role Specific Details

The Software Delivery Platform (SDP) is Alaska Airlines' enterprise Kubernetes platform. More than 20 engineering teams use it to run nearly 400 production services, from alaskaair.com booking and check-in to airline operations systems, across Microsoft Azure and on-premises data centers. The SDP team operates 40+ Kubernetes clusters and 450+ nodes, and the number of production services on the platform grew by more than 30% last year.

As an SDP intern, you will join the team during its move to a second-generation platform and work on real platform code. Experience a work environment that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and partnership.

Role Summary

Become part of a dynamic environment that offers a hands-on internship experience. We are looking for talented and enthusiastic students to contribute toward key projects that support our business, community and cultural growth. Experience a work environment that thrives on innovation, collaboration and partnership.

Key Duties

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum stand-ups, backlog grooming) and help break down and track work in Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Help test, upgrade, and promote platform add-ons (e.g., Cilium, Envoy Gateway, cert-manager, Dynatrace) through dev, test, QA, and production using GitOps with Argo CD.
• Contribute to Terraform for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) infrastructure, and automate repetitive operational tasks in line with our security requirements.
• Fix bugs and add tests in Go-based Kubernetes operators and platform tooling, with code review from senior engineers.
• Support application teams moving from the first-generation platform to Gen2 by validating deployments and helping troubleshoot issues.
• Assist with monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting issues across platform environments.
• Write and improve runbooks and documentation so standards are applied consistently across teams.
• Gain exposure to on-premises platform modernization (Cluster API, VMware vSphere, hardened Ubuntu images) by shadowing engineers.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• Current undergraduate student in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of the Linux command line and Git.
• Basic programming or scripting experience (e.g., Go, Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Effective communication skills (e.g., verbal, written, and listening).
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.
• Must have achieved a junior or higher academic standing at the time of application.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Coursework or project experience with Go.
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes (e.g., Docker, kind, minikube) through coursework or personal projects.
• Familiarity with a hosted cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or Google) or infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, and YAML-based configuration.
• Experience sharing knowledge with others, such as presentations, classes, or team demos.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Starting Rate USD $30.00/Hr. Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Travel benefits begin on day one
• Up to six employee choice travel credits

Regulatory Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To implement this policy, we will:

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories; (2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and (3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 11/7/2026 FLSA Status Non-Exempt Employment Type Full-Time Regular/Temporary Temporary/OC Requisition Type Intern Location Seattle - Hub