Job Description
Job Title:  GFIT Intern, Software Development
Posting Start Date:  9/24/26
Job Description: 

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

Information at a Glance

About Us

With more than four decades of storage innovation, Seagate empowers humanity to thrive in the data age and helps people and businesses navigate the ever-expanding data landscape. 

We craft precision-engineered, cutting-edge solutions that help the world store and manage exponential data growth.

Seagate is powered by our talented and passionate workforce of 29,000 employees across the globe who embody our core values: integrity, innovation, and inclusion. Striving towards excellence every single day, we show up with these values for our customers, business partners, shareholders, and communities alike.

Join us and get inspired to make a difference in the datasphere!

Seagate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, military and veteran status, or other status protected by applicable law.  We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. EEO Know Your Rights Poster 

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