Digital Transformation and Technology Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2026

Overview

Spend the summer building something with impact!

The Chick-fil-A Digital Transformation and Technology Software Engineer Intern will have the opportunity to build differentiating technology to serve Operators, Team Members, Customers, and Staff. Interns will serve on dev-ops teams in an agile environment, honing skills in key languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, and more.

Software Engineer Interns make real contributions on projects with business impact. They build features, fix bugs, design solutions, solve problems, and troubleshoot issues. This program gives Interns the opportunity to leverage software engineering skills in an enterprise environment.

The DTT internship is committed to developing participants personally and professionally. All participants are matched with an Early Talent Coach who serves as their go-to resource for support, work direction, and input. Interns learn professionalism, interviewing skills, and curated technical topics. Interns meet with Chick-fil-A executives, Digital Transformation and Technology leadership, and DTT project leads to learn more about Chick-fil-A culture and key work in progress transformational to the business.

This program gives participants the opportunity to leverage software engineering, design, and debugging skills in a real-life working environment. Participants get to experience first-hand Chick-fil-A's corporate culture and participate in a real DTT project underway in the business. Participants are presented with leadership opportunities while gaining key skills and perspective necessary for a successful career in DTT at Chick-fil-A, Inc. Or in DTT more broadly. To see some of the exciting work the technology team is engaged in, visit our Medium Blog .

• Enabling our customers to skip the line by building mobile-thru functionality in the Chick-fil-A App
• UI design and implementation of new features for an internal web application
• Building and deploying APIs to Kubernetes
• Managing and distributing machine learning models to business partners
• Improving performance of ETL data processes

• Learn about a variety of Chick-fil-A systems and technologies
• Contribute to current projects or initiatives with guidance from an Early Talent Coach
• Influence new and innovative ways to solve current business and technical challenges
• Build features, fix bugs, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions for key initiatives

• Pursuing an Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Software Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, or other related major
• Undergraduate returning to school in Fall 2026 with 1 or 2 semesters of school remaining upon completion of summer internship
• Strong knowledge of one programming language such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, or other comparable language
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills