Intern Developer – Adobe 2027

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation for success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions that result in ground-breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You'll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regularly — it's the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against. During your co-op, you can enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. You will primarily execute tasks, implement required configurations, under supervision. This role provides an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career. This opportunity focuses on Adobe Experience technologies. As an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer co-op, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing AEM-based digital experience solutions that empower clients to deliver personalized, scalable, and engaging web experiences. You will work closely with architects, senior developers, and front-end teams to translate business and technical requirements into performant, maintainable AEM components and solutions. Work you could be doing in this role: • Develop and customize AEM Sites, Assets, and Forms using modern AEM architecture and coding standards. • Build reusable AEM components, templates, client libraries, and OSGi services using Java, Sling Models, HTL, and JCR APIs. • Collaborate with front-end teams to integrate responsive HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into AEM components. • Implement AEM workflows, metadata schemas, and custom servlets to support business automation and content governance. • Assist in AEM environment setup (author, publish, dispatcher) and configuration for content replication, permissions, and caching. • Support AEM cloud migration projects, understanding AEM as a Cloud Service structure and deployment models. • Integrate AEM with external platforms (CRM, analytics, personalization tools) using RESTful APIs and GraphQL. • Conduct unit testing, debugging, and performance tuning to ensure high-quality, scalable code delivery. • Participate in code reviews, follow IBM and Adobe best practices, and contribute to documentation and reusable libraries. • Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Architects to ensure smooth CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes. • Stay updated on Adobe and open-source trends; continuously improve your AEM and full-stack development capabilities. As an Adobe Experience Platform Specialist co-op, you will help deliver digital marketing, customer experience, and data-driven journey solutions using Adobe Experience Platform and related Adobe technologies (e.g. RT-CDP, Journey Optimizer, Customer Journey Analytics). You will support the design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of Adobe‐based solutions under guidance and supervision. You will work with internal teams and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical configurations, integrations, and implementations. Work you could be doing in this role: • Assist in gathering and analyzing requirements from clients / business units around customer data usage, personalization needs, journey mapping, and content management. • Support implementation of Adobe Experience Platform modules: data ingestion / connectors, schema/data modeling, audience building, profile management. • Collaborate on integration between AEP and other systems (e.g. CRMs, analytics tools, content management systems). • Set up / configure activation channels Adobe Target, Adobe Journey Optimizer, or AEM as needed for personalization, content delivery, or campaign execution. • Aid in defining and executing testing / QA of Adobe components, data integrity, and performance. • Work under supervision to build and maintain components, scripts, or small pieces of custom code where necessary (e.g. JavaScript, APIs). • Assist with data governance, privacy, consent, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA etc.), ensuring the Adobe solutions meet these requirements. • Participate in workshops, design sessions, internal / client meetings and provide progress updates. • Contribute to the preparation of solution documentation: architecture diagrams, configuration guides, best practices. • Seek to continuously learn Adobe’s evolving toolset; stay updated on Adobe Experience Platform features and roadmap The primary internship program dates are May to July 2027 (10 weeks). • Currently pursuing a university degree with a track-record of academic success • Strong interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship building, while also managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment • Have initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills while embracing a growth mindset to assimilate diverse viewpoints • Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to communicate effectively through active listening; while also be willing to adapt and have a readiness to take ownership of tasks and challenges • Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance, if needed • Ability to work in-office, on-site in State College, PA during the academic year. • Ability to work up to 20 hours per week during work terms when classes are in session (e.g., fall and spring semesters) and ability to work up to 40 hours per week during work terms during academic breaks (e.g., summer). • Ability to travel or relocate as needed during academic breaks (e.g., summer) • Proficiency in Java, OSGi, Sling, HTL, and JCR APIs. Experience developing and deploying AEM components and templates. • Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React or Vue.js is a plus. • Experience using Git, Maven, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps. • Understanding of data schemas / modeling; hands-on with data ingestion / ETL; basic programming / scripting (JavaScript, REST APIs). Experience working with Adobe Experience Platform, or Adobe Target / Analytics / Journey Optimizer is a plus. • Ability to configure Adobe modules; basic integration experience; familiarity with content management / content delivery (e.g. AEM) is a plus United States Software Engineering Internship New York, US New York (0147) International Business Machines Corporation Analytics Content Management Extract, Transform, Load Git HyperText Markup Language 5 Integration Interpersonal Skills Java JavaScript Jenkins Leadership Apache Maven Modeling Computer Programming Readiness Relationship Building Scripting Security Travel Initiative React Active listening Agile Data ingestion Passion Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery Vue.js Azure DevOps Collaboration Session Template Design Adobe Experience Manager Adobe Target