Software Development Engineer Intern (Onsite)

This is a 6-month full-time onsite internship (Jan - June 2025).

Please apply only if you're available full-time to work from the Bengaluru office for the entire duration.

If you're obsessed with writing great code that will be used by other great engineers around the world, read on - this just may be the perfect role for you. HackerRank is looking for high-potential Hacker Interns to join our team of world-class full-time Hackers as we build the most engaged community of Developers.

Life as an intern at HackerRank

World-class mentors, great culture, amazing people and opportunities to make a difference all in a real-world scenario and right at the beginning of your career! If this sounds exciting, read on...

• Each one of you will be paired with a mentor, who will support you throughout your internship.
• You get to push your code to prod and contribute to meaningful & real-world projects right from your first month.
• Transparent communication is the key metric binding all of us here. You’ll have access to all the information needed including the company’s progress every week directly from the Executive team.
• You’ll have direct access to all employees in the company and can always challenge the status quo enabling you to be more data driven.
• Whether you're graduating and seeking a full-time position after your internship, or hoping to return for another internship next year, you'll be considered for a returning offer during your internship.
  
  

You get to design your internship page with your batch. Glance through the previous years’ pages 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 winter, 2018 summer, 2019 winter, 2019 summer, 2020 winter, Indy 2020 winter, 2021 winter, 2021 summer, 2022 winter, 2022 summer and 2024.

What do the previous Interns have to say? Take a sneak peek

• Blog post by Ishan (SDE Intern 2021 summer batch)
• Blog post by Abhishek (SDE Intern 2021 summer batch)
• Blog series by Adyasha (SDE Intern 2021 summer batch)
• Blog post by Sindhu (SDE Intern 2024 batch)
• Blog post by Khushboo (SDE Intern 2024 batch)
• You can read many more blogs and watch videos here
  
  

Steps To Apply For Internship

Apply only through this page, not other links.

ONLY the resumes created on HackerRank's Resume Builder will be considered for the internship.

• Create a resume: Go to hackerrank.com/resume and create a resume there. Why do we ask for a resume in this format? Your resume is actually reviewed by Hari, the CTO of HackerRank. He accepts having a "well-designed resume bias". Everyone (including Hari) likes a good resume. But in an ideal world, only your work/skill in the resume should matter. The design of the resume should not decide whether you are selected for the next round or not. To avoid this bias completely, we are trying to get all the resumes in a single, simple & same format. Also, we've picked one of the best resume templates out there to create a resume for you. We've also followed some of the best practices from the book https://thetechresume.com/ so that you don't have to do all the hard work. We hope even if things don't end well with the HackerRank internship, this resume is helpful to you.
• Things to keep in mind while creating your resume on HackerRank's Resume Builder: Ensure to import all your GitHub projects while creating your resume from HackerResume by clicking on the Import button. Also, ensure to add any/all of your open-source contributions and projects you have worked on.
• Upload your resume: Come back to this page, scroll down and Apply to the job below only with your resume created on HackerRank's Resume Builder.
  
  

Curious to know what happens after this? Read this doc to know more!

FAQs

• Is it only for 6 months? Yes, it is a 6-month full-time Internship.
• Is it a Paid/Unpaid internship? It is a paid Internship and comes with a lot more
• Is it a remote internship? No, this is a full-time, in-office internship.
• What benefits do I avail apart from the stipend? There is insurance, coverage of two-way travel, various reimbursements and so much more!
  
  

If you have any questions about the steps mentioned above, write to [email protected] and someone from our team will answer them.