GFIT Intern, Software Development

About our group:

Seagate’s Global Factory Information Technology (GFIT) organization is a global team with resources around our high-tech manufacturing sites located in the United States, Asia, and Northern Ireland. We’re a global organization servicing the IT needs of R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing and Equipment management for Seagate Global Factory. The Penang GFIT team is a key development hub that provides world class application development and solutions with innovative technology. Our team embraces Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), a popular framework that improves project delivery, decreased time-to-market, and increased stakeholder value. Our team is one of the pioneers to adopt modern tools and engineering practices toward IT 4.0.

About the role - you will:

• Work with experienced developers and a multi-site Agile team on applications used in manufacturing and R&D.
• Support the InfoSec and Apps Transformation initiative across MES, RD, and Wafer Apps.
• Build and improve APIs, web interfaces, databases, automation, tests, and application integrations.
• Use approved GenAI and agentic workflows to explore requirements, design solutions, generate code and tests, create documentation, and troubleshoot issues.
• Review AI-generated work for accuracy, security, maintainability, and production readiness.
• Apply secure coding practices and support access control, vulnerability remediation, audit, and compliance activities.
• Turn ideas into working prototypes, demonstrate your work, and improve solutions through feedback.
• Gain hands-on experience across the software development lifecycle, mentoring from experienced developers, global teamwork, and a portfolio-ready project with real business impact.

About you:

• Curious about how software, security, and AI can solve real engineering and manufacturing challenges.
• Comfortable with at least one technology such as Java, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, Angular, or .NET C#.
• Familiar with web applications, REST APIs, databases, or Git through coursework, projects, hackathons, or internships.
• Interested in GenAI, AI agents, automated testing, or AI-assisted software engineering.
• Hands-on, willing to experiment, and comfortable asking questions and learning from feedback.
• Collaborative, self-motivated, and able to communicate in English.

Your experience includes:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience building a software, web, data, automation, or AI project through university, a hackathon, a personal portfolio, or an internship.
• Exposure to manufacturing, R&D, MES, factory applications, or other enterprise application environments.
• Awareness of secure development, authentication, vulnerability management, monitoring, or system integration.
• Hands-on use of automated testing, monitoring, logging, or GenAI-assisted development tools.

Location:

Our Penang office is located in Suntech at Cybercity, easily accessible via public transportation. Enjoy amenities such as an on-site gym, ping-pong and badminton facilities, and a café serving breakfast, lunch, and coffee. Prefer dining out? A public food court across the street offers a variety of delicious options.

Location: Penang Malaysia Suntech

Travel: None