Job Overview

Stripe is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for its University team in Bengaluru. This internship provides an opportunity to contribute to a real production project that forms part of the company’s product roadmap. Interns work alongside experienced engineers and cross-functional stakeholders while gaining practical exposure to software development, systems design, testing, code reviews, and technical communication.

The internship is designed around meaningful engineering work rather than purely academic exercises. Depending on the assigned team and project, an intern may contribute to backend services, developer systems, user-facing experiences, service infrastructure, or other parts of Stripe’s technology stack. Each intern receives guidance from an intern manager and works with teammates and subject matter experts throughout the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop software that is intended for production use and contributes to meaningful customer or business outcomes.
• Participate in technical discussions, design conversations, and code reviews to improve implementation quality.
• Work with engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements and incorporate feedback.
• Learn unfamiliar systems and codebases through independent investigation, documentation, mentoring, and collaboration.
• Communicate progress, technical decisions, questions, and project status clearly to teammates and stakeholders.
• Apply software engineering fundamentals when designing, implementing, testing, and improving solutions.
• Build and maintain code with appropriate test coverage and attention to reliability.
• Take part in a project that contributes directly to the team's roadmap and broader product goals.

Required Skills

Applicants should have a strong foundation in computer science gained through university study or equivalent learning. Some practical programming experience is expected through coursework, personal projects, open source contributions, or other software development work.

Stripe's technology environment includes Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, and Go. Candidates do not need to know every language listed. The role emphasizes strong programming fundamentals and the ability to learn unfamiliar programming languages, systems, and development practices.

Applicants should also have experience working on projects involving multiple people, such as previous internships, university projects, open source contributions, or collaborative software initiatives. The ability to receive feedback from mentors, peers, and stakeholders is important.

Preferred Skills

Preferred candidates may have at least two years of university education or equivalent work experience. Experience in a specialized technical area combined with broad software knowledge is useful. For example, candidates may have stronger frontend knowledge while also understanding how a web service processes an HTTP request.

Experience writing high-quality pull requests, maintaining useful test coverage, and completing projects with minimal defects is beneficial. Familiarity with navigating existing codebases containing multiple programming languages can also help an intern become productive quickly.

Clear technical writing and communication are valuable. Candidates should be able to explain their work, decisions, challenges, and progress to engineers, stakeholders, and other team members.

Education

The minimum educational requirement is pursuit of a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline. The preferred qualifications mention at least two years of university education or equivalent work experience.

Experience

This is an internship position, so the job description does not specify a minimum number of professional years of experience. Applicants can demonstrate relevant programming ability through coursework, side projects, previous internships, open source contributions, or multi-person projects.

Experience working with mentors, peers, or project stakeholders is useful because the internship involves frequent collaboration, feedback, technical discussions, and learning within an engineering team.

Required Technologies

The job description identifies Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, and Go as technologies commonly used in the engineering environment. Candidates are not required to know all of them, as the role places strong emphasis on programming fundamentals and the ability to learn new languages.

Relevant technical concepts include software development, systems design, HTTP, code review, pull requests, automated testing, test coverage, source code management, backend services, frontend technologies, and production software.

Soft Skills

Strong learning ability is important for this Software Engineer Intern role. Interns should be comfortable asking thoughtful questions, researching unfamiliar topics, accepting feedback, and working closely with experienced engineers.

Clear communication, collaboration, ownership, curiosity, and problem-solving skills are valuable. Candidates should be able to explain technical work in a way that is understandable to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. A willingness to challenge assumptions while maintaining a constructive and respectful approach is also encouraged.

Benefits of Working in this Role

The internship provides hands-on experience with production software and allows students to work on projects that are part of an active engineering roadmap. Interns can gain practical exposure to systems design, software testing, code reviews, technical feedback, and collaboration with experienced engineers.

The role also provides an opportunity to learn how large-scale technology teams approach engineering problems, develop software for real users, and turn project requirements into working production systems. Interns receive dedicated management support and can learn from teammates and subject matter experts.

Work Mode

The role is based in an office environment in Bengaluru. Stripe's job information notes that office expectations can vary by role and team, while Stripe Delivery Center roles in Bengaluru are expected to work from the office. Candidates should confirm the specific attendance expectations with the hiring team.

Location

The position is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Who Should Apply

This opportunity is suitable for students pursuing Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline who have practical programming experience and a strong understanding of computer science fundamentals. Students with coursework, personal software projects, open source contributions, previous internships, or collaborative technical projects can be strong candidates.

Applicants should be comfortable learning new programming languages and unfamiliar systems. Knowledge of Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, or Go can be useful, but the ability to understand core programming concepts and adapt to new technologies is emphasized.

Career Growth

A Software Engineer Intern can build practical experience across software development, systems design, testing, code review, technical communication, and collaborative engineering. Working on production projects can help develop stronger engineering judgment and an understanding of how software is designed, reviewed, tested, and delivered.

Application Advice

Highlight your strongest programming languages, computer science coursework, personal projects, internships, and open source contributions. Explain what you built, your role in the project, the technologies used, and how you handled testing or feedback.

If you have experience with Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, Go, HTTP services, frontend development, backend systems, pull requests, or automated testing, make those skills easy to identify on your resume. Include examples that demonstrate learning ability, collaboration, problem-solving, and ownership. Keep your application accurate and focus on genuine technical experience.