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| Company Name | Programme Name | Opening Date | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe | Software Engineer, Intern | 11 Nov 25 |  |
| Coinbase | Software Engineer Intern | 07 Nov 25 | |
| Apple | Internship | 10 Oct 25 | |
| Meta | Software Engineer Intern | 17 Sep 25 | |
| Software Engineering Intern, 2026 | 16 Sep 25 | |
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| TikTok | Data Scientist Intern | 11 Sep 25 | |
| Perplexity AI | UK Internship Program | 11 Sep 25 | |
| Figma | Software Engineer Intern | 09 Sep 25 | |
| Meta | Security Engineer Intern | 05 Sep 25 | |
| Microsoft | Software Engineer Internship Opportunities | 04 Sep 25 | |
| Amazon | 2026 Software Dev Engineer Intern | 03 Sep 25 | |
| Optiver | Software Engineer Internship (2026 Start) | 26 Aug 25 | |
| Citadel | Software Engineer - Intern (Europe) | 12 Aug 25 | |
| BNP Paribas | 2026 Summer Internship - Technology | 12 Aug 25 | |
| Jane Street | Software Engineer Internship | 04 Aug 25 | |
| Jump Trading | Campus Software Engineer (Intern) | 02 Aug 25 | |
| Palantir | Software Engineer, Internship | 01 Aug 25 | |
| Revolut | Rev-celerator Internship Programme 2026 | 15 Jun 25 | |
| Company Name | Programme Name | Opening Date | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|
| M & G | Technology Intern | 30 Dec 25 | |
| Viator | Software Engineer Intern | 30 Dec 25 | |
| Talos | Software Engineer Intern | 30 Dec 25 | |
| Jack&Jill | Software Engineer | 26 Nov 25 | |
| Trainline | Intern Engineer | 26 Nov 25 | |
| Aspect Capital | Quantitative Research Intern - Execution Research | 13 Nov 25 | |
| Citi | 2026, Technology Summer Analyst | 12 Nov 25 | |
| Stripe | Software Engineer, Intern | 11 Nov 25 | |
| SPAICE | Computer Vision Engineer Intern | 11 Nov 25 | |
| Coinbase | Software Engineer Intern | 07 Nov 25 | |
| CITIC CLSA | 2026 CLSA Internship - Information Technology | 06 Nov 25 | |
| Helsing | Software Engineer - Intern | 06 Nov 25 | |
| Onestream | Summer Intern | 06 Nov 25 | |
| Crédit Agricole | Summer Internship Programme 2026 - IT | 03 Nov 25 | |
| Rokos Capital Management | RCM Internship Programme 2026 | 01 Nov 25 | |
| Certara | Junior Software Developer (Student Intern) | 30 Oct 25 | |
| L.E.K. Consulting | 2026 Data & Analytics Summer Internship | 30 Oct 25 | |
| Wise | Software Engineering Intern 2026 | 28 Oct 25 | |
| Capgemini | Internship Consulting or Technical routes 2026 | 28 Oct 25 | |
| Nordic Semiconductor | UK Internships & Placements 2026 - Wi-Fi | 28 Oct 25 | |
| Samsara | Software Engineering Intern | 28 Oct 25 | |
| BGC Group | 2026 Technology Summer Internship Programme | 27 Oct 25 | |
| FTI Consulting | 2026 Summer Internship | 27 Oct 25 | |
| RBC Capital Markets | 2026 Summer Analyst - Developer / Data Analyst | 23 Oct 25 | |
| Amazon | 2026 Software Dev Engineer Intern | 22 Oct 25 | |
| Mako Trading | Summer Internship - Trading & Technology | 22 Oct 25 | |
| Redgate | Software Engineer Internship 2026 | 21 Oct 25 | |
| PGIM | Technology Internship Program | 21 Oct 25 | |
| Leonardo | Summer Placement Software Engineer | 20 Oct 25 | |
| Nutanix | Software Engineer Intern | 20 Oct 25 | |
| Pexip | Software Engineer Interns - Internship Summer 2026 | 20 Oct 25 | |
| Qualcomm | FY26 Intern - Software Engineer | 20 Oct 25 | |
| Cloudflare | Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2026) | 17 Oct 25 | |
| Perplexity | UK Internship Program | 17 Oct 25 | |
| Visa | Software Engineer Intern | 17 Oct 25 | |
| Man Group | 2026 Summer Technology Internship Programme | 16 Oct 25 | |
| Tradeweb | Summer Internship Program 2026 | 13 Oct 25 | |
| Gearset | Software Engineering Intern 2026 | 13 Oct 25 | |
| Centrica | Technology Summer Internship | 10 Oct 25 | |
| Financial Conduct Authority | 2026 Technology Summer Internship | 08 Oct 25 | |
| Rothesay | Internship - Software Engineering | 08 Oct 25 | |
| Hudson River Trading | Software Engineering Internship - Summer 2026 | 08 Oct 25 | |
| Schonfeld | 2026 Software Engineer Summer Internship | 08 Oct 25 | |
| Rolls-Royce | Engineering and Technology Summer Internship | 07 Oct 25 | |
| Deutsche Bank | Internship Programme - Technology, Data & Innovation | 06 Oct 25 | |
| Arch Insurance International | IT Summer Internship - 2026 | 06 Oct 25 | |
| Ashton Fire | Intern Software Engineer (Summer 2026) | 06 Oct 25 | |
| NCR Atleos | Software Internship - Summer 2026 (12 Weeks) | 06 Oct 25 | |
| StoneX | Intern - Developer (Front Office Metals) | 02 Oct 25 | |
| SLB | Software Engineer Intern (3 months) | 02 Oct 25 | |
| Autodesk | Intern, Software Engineer | 30 Sep 25 | |
| Arbuthnot Latham | Internship 2026 - IT Service Delivery | 29 Sep 25 | |
| Epic Games | Gameplay Programmer Intern | 27 Sep 25 | |
| Blackstone | 2026 Software Developer Summer Analyst | 26 Sep 25 | |
| MathWorks | Software Development Internship | 26 Sep 25 | |
| Fleek | Software Engineering Intern (London-based) | 26 Sep 25 | |
| TTP | Consultant Software Engineer Summer Internship | 26 Sep 25 | |
| Qube RT | 2026 Internship - Software Engineering | 25 Sep 25 | |
| Symphony | Intern, Software Development | 25 Sep 25 | |
| MBDA | Software Engineering - Summer Placement 2026 | 25 Sep 25 | |
| NatWest Markets | Engineering - Internship | 24 Sep 25 | |
| Point72 | 2026 Summer Internship – Data Engineer, Long/Short Equities | 24 Sep 25 | |
| Tesco | Technology Internship | 23 Sep 25 | |
| AMD | Summer 2026 Software Engineer Intern | 23 Sep 25 | |
| Deloitte | Summer Vacation Scheme | 22 Sep 25 | |
| Arm | Software Intern | 22 Sep 25 | |
| Meta | Product Security Engineer Intern | 19 Sep 25 | |
| IBM | Software Engineer Intern | 19 Sep 25 | |
| Millenium | Software Engineer Intern | 18 Sep 25 | |
| Monzo Bank | Associate Software Engineer - Intern | 17 Sep 25 | |
| Meta | Software Engineer Intern | 17 Sep 25 | |
| Software Engineering Intern, 2026 | 16 Sep 25 | |
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| Man Group | Summer Intern Quant Talent Programme | 16 Sep 25 | |
| Redis | AI Research Internship | 16 Sep 25 | |
| BAE Systems | Summer Internship - Software Engineer | 16 Sep 25 | |
| ByteDance | Solution Architect Project Intern (BytePlus) | 16 Sep 25 | |
| Incident.io | Product Engineer Summer Internship | 16 Sep 25 | |
| Netcraft | Software Engineer - Student Application | 13 Sep 25 | |
| LSEG | Engineering Summer Internship Programme (2026) | 13 Sep 25 | |
| Perplexity AI | UK Internship Program | 11 Sep 25 | |
| TikTok | Data Scientist Intern | 11 Sep 25 | |
| Cohere | Software Engineer Intern | 11 Sep 25 | |
| Boston Consulting Group | BCG X AI Engineer Internship | 11 Sep 25 | |
| G-Research | Software Engineering Intern | 10 Sep 25 | |
| Lunar Energy | Software Engineer Intern | 09 Sep 25 | |
| Figma | Software Engineer Intern | 09 Sep 25 | |
| Meta | Security Engineer Intern | 05 Sep 25 | |
| PIMCO | 2026 Summer Intern - Technology Analyst | 05 Sep 25 | |
| Point72 | 2026 Cubist Quant Academy – Developers | 05 Sep 25 | |
| TPP | Summer Internship - Software Developer | 04 Sep 25 | |
| Microsoft | Software Engineer Internship Opportunities | 04 Sep 25 | |
| Amazon | 2026 Software Dev Engineer Intern | 03 Sep 25 | |
| Ciena | Software Engineering Intern | 03 Sep 25 | |
| Metrea | Intern - Software Engineer | 03 Sep 25 | |
| Mizuho | IT Developer Summer Internship | 02 Sep 25 | |
| XTX Markets | Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2026 | 02 Sep 25 | |
| Bank of America | Quantitative Data Analytics, Summer 2026 Analyst | 01 Sep 25 | |
| LCP | Technology - Summer Internship 2026 | 01 Sep 25 | |
| Macquarie Group | 2026 Summer Internship Programme | 01 Sep 25 | |
| Quadrature | Quant Developer Internship | 01 Sep 25 | |
| Tower Research Capital | Software Developer Intern (Summer 2026) | 01 Sep 25 | |
| UBS | 2026 Summer Internship Program - GOTO Technology | 01 Sep 25 | |
| WTW | 2026 Software Developer Internship | 01 Sep 25 | |
| J.P. Morgan | 2026 Software Engineer Immersion Program - Summer Internship | 31 Aug 25 | |
| Morgan Stanley | 2026 Technology Summer Analyst Program | 31 Aug 25 | |
| IMC Trading | Software Engineer Intern (2026) | 28 Aug 25 | |
| Marshall Wace | Technology Intern - 2026 | 28 Aug 25 | |
| Aquatic Capital Management | Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2026) | 26 Aug 25 | |
| Optiver | Software Engineer Internship (2026 Start) | 26 Aug 25 | |
| Susquehanna International Group | Software Development Internship: Summer 2026 | 26 Aug 25 | |
| Talos | Client Service Intern | 22 Aug 25 | |
| Goldman Sachs | 2026 Summer Analyst Programme | 15 Aug 25 | |
| Millennium Management | Software Engineering Intern | 14 Aug 25 | |
| BNP Paribas | 2026 Summer Internship - Technology | 12 Aug 25 | |
| Citadel | Software Engineer - Intern (Europe) | 12 Aug 25 | |
| Balyasny Asset Management | Software Engineering (Summer Internship) | 06 Aug 25 | |
| Cogna | Software Engineer Intern (2026 Cohort) | 06 Aug 25 | |
| Confluent | 2026 Software Engineering Intern Opportunity | 06 Aug 25 | |
| Jane Street | Software Engineer Internship | 04 Aug 25 | |
| IMC Trading | 2026 Summer Internship - Software Development | 02 Aug 25 | |
| Jump Trading | Campus Software Engineer (Intern) | 02 Aug 25 | |
| Palantir | Software Engineer, Internship | 01 Aug 25 | |
| Xantium | Quantitative Developer Intern | 30 Jul 25 | |
| The Trade Desk | 2026 Summer Intern - Software Engineer | 29 Jul 25 | |
| Castleton Commodities International | Software Engineer Internship (Summer 2026) | 21 Jul 25 | |
| GSA Capital | Software Developer - Intern | 15 Jul 25 | |
| DRW | Software Developer Intern | 14 Jul 25 | |
| BlackRock | 2026 Summer Internship Programme | 01 Jul 25 | |
| GIC | GIC Internship Programme 2026 | 19 Jun 25 | |
| Revolut | Rev-celerator Internship Programme 2026 | 15 Jun 25 | |
| Bending Spoons | Software Engineer, Intern | 02 May 25 | |
1. When should I start applying for 2026 summer internships?
Most companies start accepting applications between July and September 2025, with some opening as early as June. Apply as soon as applications open - many companies use rolling admissions and fill positions on a first-come, first-served basis. Don't wait until the last minute!
2. Do I need previous internship experience to get a software engineering internship?
No! Many internships are designed for students with no prior professional experience. Focus on:
- Personal projects that demonstrate your coding skills
- Coursework and academic projects
- Open source contributions
- Hackathon participation
- Any coding bootcamps or online courses you've completed
3. What programming languages should I know for software engineering internships?
The most commonly requested languages are:
- Python - Great for beginners, widely used in tech
- Java - Popular at large tech companies
- JavaScript - Essential for web development roles
- C++ - Important for systems programming and some FAANG companies
- SQL - Critical for data-related roles
Focus on mastering one or two languages well rather than knowing many superficially.
4. How should I prepare for technical interviews?
- Practice coding problems on LeetCode, HackerRank, or CodeSignal
- Master data structures and algorithms - arrays, linked lists, trees, graphs, sorting, searching
- Review system design basics for senior internships
- Practice explaining your thought process out loud
- Prepare behavioral questions using the STAR method
- Review your resume projects in detail
Check out our LeetCode Patterns and Interview Resources for detailed guidance.
5. What should I include in my software engineering internship resume?
Essential sections:
- Contact information and LinkedIn/GitHub profiles
- Education with relevant coursework and GPA (if 3.5+)
- Technical skills grouped by category (languages, frameworks, tools)
- Projects with brief descriptions, technologies used, and GitHub links
- Experience (any work experience, even non-tech)
- Activities like hackathons, clubs, or volunteer work
Tips:
- Keep it to 1 page
- Use action verbs and quantify achievements
- Tailor it for each application
- Get it reviewed by career services or experienced developers
6. Are software engineering internships paid in the UK?
Yes! Most software engineering internships in the UK are paid, especially at tech companies and financial firms. Typical ranges:
- FAANG companies: £4,000-£8,000+ per month
- Financial services: £3,500-£7,000+ per month
- Tech startups: £2,500-£4,500 per month
- Traditional companies: £2,000-£4,000 per month
Some also provide additional benefits like housing allowances, transport, or meal vouchers.
7. Can international students apply for these internships?
Yes, but visa requirements vary:
- UK/EU students: Can work freely
- International students on student visas: Can typically work during summer breaks, but check your visa conditions
- Other international students: May need visa sponsorship
Many large companies sponsor visas for exceptional candidates. Always check the job posting for visa requirements and reach out to recruiters if unsure.
8. What's the difference between spring, summer, and autumn internships?
- Summer internships (June-September): Most common, typically 10-12 weeks, highest number of positions available
- Spring internships (March-May): Less common, good for students with different academic calendars
- Autumn internships (September-November): Rare but available at some companies
- Year-long placements: Some companies offer 12-month industrial placements
Summer internships offer the most opportunities and networking potential.
9. How competitive are software engineering internships at top companies?
Very competitive, but not impossible:
- FAANG companies: Accept 1-5% of applicants
- Top financial firms: Accept 2-8% of applicants
- Unicorn startups: Accept 5-15% of applicants
- Other tech companies: Accept 10-30% of applicants
Improve your odds by:
- Applying early when applications open
- Having strong projects and technical skills
- Getting referrals from employees
- Applying to a mix of company sizes and types
- Preparing thoroughly for interviews
10. What if I don't get an internship for summer 2026?
Don't panic! Here are alternatives:
- Keep applying - some companies have later deadlines or reopen applications
- Consider smaller companies that may still be hiring
- Look for research opportunities with university professors
- Build personal projects to strengthen your resume for next year
- Contribute to open source projects
- Attend hackathons and networking events
- Consider part-time roles during the academic year
- Apply for spring 2027 internships early
Use the summer to build skills and experience that will make you a stronger candidate next time.
Good luck with your applications! 🚀
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