Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.
The goal of the Neurodiversity Hiring Program is to build an inclusive hiring approach that recognizes and embraces the strengths of Neurodiverse candidates. Neurodiversity encompasses a wide range of cognitive differences, such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia \& dyscalculia.
As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work with teammates to solve problems and build innovative software solutions. You will apply your passion for customers and product quality as you provide technical guidance to Technical Program Managers and Product Managers. You will learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods, and processes to leverage in your solutions. This opportunity will enable you to advance your career by designing, developing, and testing next-generation software that will empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.
As an intern at Microsoft, you’re stepping into a world of real impact from day one. You’ll collaborate with global teams on meaningful projects, explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, and kick start your career while doing it. With a strong focus on learning and development, this is your opportunity to grow your skills, build community, and shape your future—all while being supported every step of the way.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Please note this application is only for internships based in our Redmond, Washington office. For internships in other offices in the United States, please seeourCareers site.
Responsibilities
Applies engineering principles to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering.
Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.
Quickly learns new engineering methods and incorporates them into work processes.
Seeks feedback and applies internal or industry best practices to improve technical solutions.
Demonstrates skill in time management and completing software projects in a cooperative team environment.
Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Enrolled in a full time bachelor's or master’s program in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field during the academic term immediately before the internship.
Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.
One year of programming experience in an object-oriented language.
Eligible for the Neurodiversity Hiring Program.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
Coursework/projects or prior experience across front end and back end, for example:
Front end: building UI with TypeScript/JavaScript and a modern framework (e.g., React); strong HTML/CSS fundamentals; accessibility awareness.
Back end/services: building in C#, Java, Golang, Kotlin, or C++; designing APIs; working with microservices or infrastructure services; multi‑threaded/concurrent programming.
Platform/DevOps: exposure to containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability (dashboards, alerts, tracing).
The base pay range for this internship is USD $5610.00 - $11010.00 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $7270.00 - $12030.00 per month.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for this role until Oct 14, 2025
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