Microsoft Corporation logo

Software Engineer: Internship Opportunities

Microsoft Corporation

Aliso Viejo, CAInternship$5,690–11,210/moSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$5,690–11,210/mo
Location
Aliso Viejo, CA
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Software Engineering Intern builds end-to-end product experiences across user interfaces, APIs, and backend services. Working with engineers, designers, and product managers, the intern contributes throughout the development lifecycle, from designing responsive interfaces and building services to testing, debugging, and iterating based on customer feedback. The role offers experience strengthening full-stack engineering skills while delivering products used by customers around the world.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ProgrammingTeam Project DeliveryData Structures and AlgorithmsEnd-to-End Application Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Related Technical FieldMaster's in Computer Science or Related Technical FieldOne Semester Remaining After Internship1+ Year Programming Experience6+ Months Team Project Experience1+ Year Data Structures and Algorithms Experience

Full job description

Overview

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.

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will build end-to-end product experiences across user interfaces, APIs, and backend services. You will collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to create intuitive, accessible, and high-quality experiences that delight customers. You will contribute across the full development lifecycle, from designing responsive user interfaces and building scalable services to testing, debugging, and iterating on features based on customer feedback. This opportunity will enable you to strengthen your full-stack engineering skills while delivering experiences that impact millions of users around the world.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

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.

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

  • Currently pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship,

  • OR currently pursuing Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1+ year(s) of programming experience.

  • 6+ months of experience in delivering projects in teams.

  • 1+ year(s) of experience in developing and applying data structures and algorithms.

  • Coursework, projects, or prior experience building end-to-end applications.

#EiP

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,690.00 - $11,210.00 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 $7,410.00 - $12,250.00 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 accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis throughout the academic calendar

(September - April)

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)

How this job compares

Set against the 8,458 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$5,690–11,210/mo
  • California median$189–275K/yr1,248 salary ranges
  • California median$43–54/hr110 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,694 open Software Engineering jobs in California and 8,458 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (6,647 postings).
Education
2,213 of the 8,458 open Software Engineering jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.