Intern, IT - Software Engineering - ATL (Summer 2026)
Atlanta, GA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
Delta Air Lines is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience. The IT Software Engineering team is responsible for technology supporting various business units, and interns will assist in software development, business analysis, and data analytics to help accelerate IT transformation and enhance customer connections.
Responsibilities
Gathering requirements for development
Design and testing of decision support systems
Participation in the development, maintenance, enhancement and support of our software applications or infrastructure environments
Create performance dashboards and service level agreements with various products
Utilize various methods and technologies (i.e. AWS cloud technology, Java/JEE, JSON, Spring, Angular, Agile/DevOps delivery, API, JavaScript, C++ on Linux, Python, REST, XML, web services, HTML, Oracle and expanding mobile technologies)
Support a variety of IT projects in a Business Analyst, Developer, Systems Engineer, or Data Analytic/BI type role
Qualification
Required
Be able to commit to working the entire summer internship program, May 11 – August 7, 2026 (13 weeks)
Be willing to work from the Atlanta office. Most teams work a partially onsite / partially remote (hybrid) work schedule with management approval.
Have a 2.5 GPA or higher and have completed at least 2 years in a college program. Degree emphasis should be in Computer Science, Software Development, Systems/Industrial/Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems, Data Science, Data Analytics/Operations Research, Cyber Security, Business Management or a related field
Ideal candidates have strong analytical, leadership, written and verbal communication skills and a good work ethic
Be able to accept diverse people, thinking and consistently make safety and security, of self and others, a priority
Have an interest in solving complex problems and be willing to invest time and energy to overcome roadblocks
Possess an awareness of cloud technology, Software Dev Lifecycles, and/or PC hardware components and/or maintenance
Be able to conduct yourself in a mature manner and be comfortable working in a business casual work attire environment
Have an interest in working as a full time employee after graduation if an offer is extended
Preferred
Ability to digest large amounts of data and information and succinctly explain what can be learned from the data and how it can support decision making
Desire to learn leadership techniques and best practices in problem solving and conflict resolution to enable innovation and progress on difficult to solve challenges of our customers
Have a passion for working on technologies such as Mobile apps, Enterprise Web apps, APIs, Messaging, Databases, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
Benefits
Delta Air Lines is a technical airline company that focuses on safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience.
