Software Engineer Intern jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 288 job postings with the title “Software Engineer Intern” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Software Engineer Intern jobs
+How many Software Engineer Intern jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 288 job postings with the title “Software Engineer Intern” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Software Engineer Intern jobs require?
Across Software Engineer Intern postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Java, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineer Intern?
As of 2026-09-30, Software Engineer Intern postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, New York City, Austin, Toronto, London.
+Is Software Engineer Intern a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 288 Software Engineer Intern postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineer Intern postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Software Engineer Intern?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Software Engineer Intern postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Software Engineer Intern
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
697 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Software Engineer Intern
Roles after Software Engineer Intern
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer Intern (different employer) | 697 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 332 |
| Before: Teaching Assistant | 173 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 134 |
| Before: Software Developer | 56 |
| Before: Software Engineering Intern | 35 |
| Before: Research Intern | 33 |
| Before: Web Developer | 32 |
| After: Software Engineer Intern (different employer) | 697 |
| After: Software Engineer | 578 |
| After: Teaching Assistant | 138 |
| After: Software Developer | 135 |
| After: Research Assistant | 74 |
| After: Software Development Engineer | 31 |
| After: Research Intern | 22 |
Skills most often required for Software Engineer Intern
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 174 | 60.4% |
| Java | 110 | 38.2% |
| C++ | 98 | 34.0% |
| TypeScript | 88 | 30.6% |
| JavaScript | 87 | 30.2% |
| React | 60 | 20.8% |
| Go | 59 | 20.5% |
| AWS | 55 | 19.1% |
| data structures | 55 | 19.1% |
| SQL | 51 | 17.7% |
| algorithms | 50 | 17.4% |
| C# | 42 | 14.6% |
| Distributed systems | 40 | 13.9% |
| Linux | 37 | 12.8% |
| Git | 36 | 12.5% |
Top companies posting Software Engineer Intern jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Amazon | 8 |
| Scale AI | 7 |
| Snowflake | 6 |
| Nex | 5 |
| Verkada | 4 |
| Fab2 | 4 |
| Nex.inc | 4 |
| CLERA | 4 |
| Northrop Grumman | 4 |
| SingleStore | 4 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Software Engineer Intern
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 22 | 7.6% |
| New York City | 12 | 4.2% |
| Austin | 10 | 3.5% |
| Toronto | 8 | 2.8% |
| London | 7 | 2.4% |
| Singapore | 7 | 2.4% |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 2.1% |
| Bellevue | 5 | 1.7% |
| Bucharest | 5 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineer Intern”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Software Engineer Intern
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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