Software Engineering Intern

Overview

Software Engineering Intern role in Visa's 2027 Summer Internship Program, a 10 to 12 week internship for students.

What you'll do

• Contribute to all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to development, testing, deployment and support.
• Build and improve software solutions using modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability and secure development.
• Translate customer and business problems into effective technical solutions with a strong focus on usability, reliability and scalability.
• Learn and apply best practices in software engineering, UI/UX design and AI-enhanced development workflows.
• Experiment with emerging technologies, including AI-powered engineering tools, cloud-native platforms and distributed systems concepts.

What you'll need

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Java, GoLang, JavaScript or HTML.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles, data structures, algorithms and software design concepts.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.
• Knowledge of user interface design for web-based applications.
• Ability to understand customer problems, think from a user perspective and convert business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-native application development concepts and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Exposure to AI-powered engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cline or similar coding assistants.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation and agentic AI concepts.
• Good communication skills and a strong desire to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Nice to have

• General understanding of database systems, including relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra.
• Basic knowledge of AI/ML concepts and techniques.
• Familiarity with language models, context management and prompt engineering.
• Exposure to generative AI tools and coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Aider or Cline.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Internship duration: 10 to 12 weeks.