Amazon, inc.
Software Engineering Intern - AWS
MY EXPERIENCE
My experience at Amazon was a great challenge in understanding how to navigate the corporate structure of a large company. Many of the hurdles I faced originated from the independence and freedom being an intern on a large and busy team provides. During my 12-week internship, I worked to develop a full stack project along with 3 other interns where my primary job was to build out the front end UI/UX of a patching service on the internal side of Amazon Web Services. While I decided not to accept my return offer to Amazon, I believe it was an overall positive experience, especially learning how to “be an adult” on my own in Seattle, WA.
MAKENNA IN SEATTLE
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Hard- and soft-skills improved via this experience!
MERN Full Stack Development
Learned the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) to connect Ruby on Rails and Javascript to the back-/front-end structures.
Ruby on Rails
Utilized Ruby-on-Rails to deconstruct back-end data lakes and display them to the client front-end website.
Large Project Navigation
Gained the ability to navigate large file structures and git logs to understand the purpose and origins of code.
9-5 Work Day
Learned how to effectively plan and use time during a preset work period. Worked on my efficiency and team collaboration.
Independent Living
Experienced life as a young software engineer in Seattle, living independently in the city!