How many software engineering internships are open right now?
Our record finds software engineering internships listed today at 433 of the 506 finance, consulting and tech firms it follows, with 4,380 open roles across them.
The table below gives each firm's row, newest listing first, and the newest software engineer intern roles sit under it with their city and the day we first saw them.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
When do software engineering internships open?
This season's software engineering internships have been posting since our record's season began on 1 June 2026: 438 of its 506 firms have posted, and 71 of those are no longer listed.
Last season, half of the 14 firms with an opening on record opened between 3 July 2025 and 3 September 2025, a quarter before that and a quarter after.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
How long is a software engineer internship?
Each firm sets the length, from a summer of 10 to 12 weeks to six months.
Databricks' Software Engineering Intern (2027 Start) in London is a 12-week summer internship. Jane Street's internships typically run 10 to 12 weeks between May and September in New York, London and Hong Kong, and it offers off-cycle internships at each office, based on academic scheduling. Datadog's Software Engineering Intern in Paris is a six-month internship beginning in February, March, April, May or June 2027.
Sources: Databricks careers site, Software Engineering Intern (2027 Start) - London · Jane Street careers site, Internships · Datadog careers site, Software Engineering Intern, Paris, checked 8 Nov 2026
What does a data engineer intern do?
At Figma, a data engineer intern builds, tests and documents data pipelines that bring product or business data into its data warehouse, as its Data Engineer Intern (2027) posting for San Francisco and New York describes.
The intern also helps design foundational datasets and owns a scoped project with a manager and mentor. Figma asks for experience coding in Python or a similar language and writing SQL queries, and with data pipelines, ETL or large datasets. Datadog's Software Engineering Intern posting in Paris lists data engineering among its interns' areas, with backend, frontend, infrastructure and developer tooling.
Sources: Figma careers board, Data Engineer Intern (2027) · Datadog careers site, Software Engineering Intern, Paris, checked 8 Nov 2026
Who can apply for a software engineer intern role?
Software engineer intern roles take students still working toward a degree, and each firm sets the graduation window it accepts.
Vercel's Software Engineering Intern - Summer '27, in San Francisco, takes students pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field and graduating in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028. Databricks' London Software Engineering Intern (2027 Start) takes students who will graduate between Autumn 2027 and Summer 2028 with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject.
Sources: Vercel careers site, Software Engineering Intern - Summer '27 · Databricks careers site, Software Engineering Intern (2027 Start) - London, checked 8 Nov 2026