Software Engineer Internship

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...

Looking to build connections, careers, and a future at one of North America's largest food service distributors? Do this and more as a Gordon Food Service intern at our Home Office!

Our 12-week paid internship program offers firsthand experience and meaningful projects that have an impact on our business. Throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals receiving mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities that will expose you to various aspects of our industry.

Build Connections By:

Working alongside our Software Engineering team that serves our customers, employees, and partners across North America and Canada. Collaborating with other Gordon Food Service interns and employees in the following areas:

• Communications

• Finance

• Accounting

• Human Resources

• IT

• Marketing & Merchandising

• Supply Chain

• Sales

Build a Career:

In the software engineering department by:

• Contributing to active feature development, enhancements, and API integrations across the Gordon Ordering eCommerce platform using Java/Spring Boot and Angular.

• Building, refining, and automating CI/CD pipelines, unit/integration testing suites, and database interactions within Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud SQL PostgreSQL).

• Collaborating on developer efficiency initiatives, including evaluating and implementing AI-assisted engineering tools, automated test harnesses, and code quality workflows.

• Participating fully in agile software development ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, bi-weekly reviews, and retrospectives) alongside engineers, architects, UX designers, and product owners.

Build the Future by:

Being an intern at Gordon Food Service, North America's largest family-owned broadline food service distributor and working alongside our department

• Attending unique networking opportunities in and outside the office.

• Engaging in our mentorship program

• Shadowing jobs across the organization to explore your career path potential

• Participating in Gordon Food Services’ community and stewardship efforts

• Developing personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more

• Embedding directly with a team that treats AI as a core collaborator. You will gain hands-on experience using and developing intelligent systems to deliver real-world business impact

Meet the following qualifications to be considered for our 2027 internship program:

• Currently enrolled in a university pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems (CIS), or a closely related STEM discipline.

• Must be authorized to work in the US.

• Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher

Taking advantage of our competitive benefits package including:

• Paid Weekly

• Flex Hours

• Gordon Food Service Store Discount

• Employee Assistance Program

Ready to start building? Apply today!