Software Development Engineer Intern

At HackerRank, we are on a mission to change the world to value skills over pedigree . We are a high-performing, mission-driven team that truly, madly, deeply cares about what we do. We don't see velocity and quality as tradeoffs; both matter. If you take pride in high-impact work and thrive in a driven team, HackerRank is where you belong.

Duration : 6 months (Jan-June 2026)

Location : Bengaluru, India. Apply only if you are available full-time to work from our Bengaluru office for the entire duration.

About The Role

We're looking for ambitious Software Development Interns who love writing clean, impactful code that other developers will actually use. You won't shadow from the sidelines; you'll actually design features, push production code, and solve problems that touch millions of developers every day. Your work will directly shape how developers learn, get hired, and grow their careers. This is a hands-on, high-impact, six-month sprint. It's your chance to sharpen your engineering chops, collaborate with world-class mentors, and leave with a body of work that's unmistakably yours.

What You'll Do

From day one, you'll be treated as a full member of the engineering team. Expect to :

• Own full-stack slices end-to-end- ideate, prototype, code, test, and launch production features.
• Tackle scale and performance- reduce latency, harden reliability, and optimize systems for real traffic.
• Prototype boldly and iterate rapidly- validate ideas with metrics, roll out experiments, and pivot fast.
• Push improvements constantly.
• Collaborate with product, design, and QA and participate in planning, specs, and reviews.

Who You Are

You're a pragmatic engineer who is inquisitive, hungry to learn and obsessed with craft

Even better if you have

How You'll Grow Here

We treat interns like product engineers - you'll be mentored, visible, and trusted with real responsibilities :

Past intern stories

We want every intern to have a place in HackerRank's story - that's why we've kept a dedicated page for every intern batch since 2018, and yours will live on our website forever too. Check out what past interns built : 2024, 2022, 2021, 2018 and more.

Hear From Previous Interns

Ishan (SDE Intern, 2021), Abhishek (SDE Intern, 2021), Adyasha (SDE Intern, 2021), Sindhu (SDE Intern, 2024), Khushboo (SDE Intern, 2024), Priya (SDE Intern, 2023).

Interview prep

We know interviews can feel overwhelming, so we've created an Interview Prep Guide just for you. It walks you through the entire process, with tips and examples to help you put your best foot forward. Make sure to read it before you start!

You can also try our Hiring Agent , a smart tool that shows how your resume stacks up on our evaluation grid. We highly encourage you to run your resume through it before applying, it's a great way to spot strengths and gaps early.

Insider tip : Want extra brownie points Contribute to our GitHub project . Fork it, fix bugs, improve features, or suggest smarter ways to build. We actively look at contributions, and it's one of the best ways to get noticed and even fast-tracked in the interview process.

All the best!! We can't wait to see your application. Apply now!

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Want to learn more about HackerRank Check out HackerRank.com to explore our products, solutions and resources, and dive into our story and mission here.

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Skills Required

Databases, Algorithms, Caching, Apis, Web Services, Profiling, Performance Tuning, Ai, Data Structures