Software Engineer Intern

Description

🏢 Company: Stripe 📍 Location: Bengaluru, India (Hybrid – ~50% in-office) ⏳ Internship Duration: 12–16 weeks 🎓 Batch Eligibility: 2025 / 2026 ✨ About Stripe Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Millions of companies—from startups to Fortune 500s—use Stripe’s software and APIs to accept payments, send payouts, and manage their businesses online. As a global leader in fintech, Stripe is committed to making the online economy more accessible, scalable, and efficient. 💼 About the Role As a Software Engineer Intern at Stripe, you will be an integral part of our engineering teams, contributing directly to real-world products and services. This is not a shadowing internship—you’ll be solving challenging technical problems, writing production-quality code, and collaborating with experienced engineers to build features and systems that impact users worldwide. Interns may work on: 🔹 Scaling Stripe’s global infrastructure 🔹 Designing new APIs and backend systems 🔹 Improving developer experience and security features 🔹 Enhancing user-facing applications like Stripe Checkout From day one, you will be assigned a dedicated manager and mentor to guide your journey. 🛠 Key Responsibilities ✨ Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver scalable software solutions ✨ Develop backend services, APIs, or frontend components depending on project allocation ✨ Write efficient, maintainable, and secure code following Stripe’s engineering standards ✨ Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, and optimization ✨ Contribute to high-impact projects that align with Stripe’s mission of increasing the GDP of the internet ✨ Present your work and learnings at the end of the internship to peers and leadership ✅ Eligibility & Qualifications 🎓 Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field 💡 Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving 💻 Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Python, C++, Go, or JavaScript) 🧩 Understanding of software engineering principles, debugging, and testing 🤝 Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced global team 🚀 Eagerness to learn, adapt, and contribute to meaningful projects 🎁 What You’ll Gain 🌍 Real-world engineering experience with production systems 👨‍🏫 Mentorship and guidance from experienced Stripe engineers 📈 Opportunities to contribute impactful code used by millions 🤝 Exposure to global engineering culture and innovative product development 🎯 Potential pathway to full-time opportunities after internship 📌 Additional Details ⏳ Duration: 12–16 weeks depending on academic calendar 📍 Location: Bengaluru, India (Hybrid – ~50% in-office) 💰 Compensation: Competitive stipend + perks & benefits