Software Engineer Summer 2026 Internships

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We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description:

Summer 2026 Software Engineer Intern 

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Southwest Airlines promises to provide Employees with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. We entrust our Interns working in Technology to make an impact on their Team in real-time projects, work collaboratively with other Technology Interns and workgroups, make progress to achieve Company initiatives, and deliver on our Company Purpose of connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel, all while having fun and developing yourself as a future professional.  The Software Engineer Intern is a skilled communicator and problem-solver ready to drive the future of Southwest's Technology.

Additional Details

• This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there is limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work off-site. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New Hampshire New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and Puerto Rico. 

• If you currently reside in an ineligible location, you may relocate to an eligible location and be considered for an internship.

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.  

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. 

The Intern will work full-time as a Software Engineer Intern within the Technology Department. The Intern may be asked to support a variety of projects within one or more of the following Teams: 

Airline Products 

• Revenue Management Technology Team: From the point of view of a position within Revenue Management Technology, you get a great perspective of how an airline maximizes revenue and increases profitability through Revenue Management Systems. Revenue Management systems are the systems that help to forecast the right seat at the right time at the right price for the traveling consumer. Beyond Revenue Management forecasting our vast and complex data sets are used to support various capabilities within Southwest.com and Marketing. Joining Revenue Management Technology, is an opportunity to work on exciting on premise and Cloud based technologies that support our Revenue and Inventory Systems where you will gain an understanding of the science behind forecasting customer demand and sellable inventory at Southwest Airlines.  

Digital & Customer 

• Digital Platforms (Native App Development) Team: Be a part of a dynamic group of developers supporting our iOS and Android apps, which are the primary choice of our Customers