Software Engineering Intern

DescriptionThought Machine’s mission is bold - to properly and permanently rid the world’s banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking through core and payments technology which run natively in the cloud. What we are attempting is hard and means we need great people working together to build great technology.We have grown rapidly in the past few years - growing our team to more than 550 individuals across offices in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. We have raised more than $500m in funding and are now valued at $2.7bn. Our investors include Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments, Standard Chartered Ventures, and more. We have created a culture enabling our team to produce the best work in the industry, ensuring we have fun along the way. We're regularly cited as having a fantastic workplace culture and have been recognised by Sifted magazine as having one of the highest Glassdoor ratings for a UK fintech company and the most generous employee share package in the industry. Global Finance Magazine named us one of the world’s most innovative fintechs, and the Financial Times recognised us as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies in 2026.We are currently searching for candidates to join us for a paid 10-week internship this summer. In this role, you will work in a team within our engineering department, using cutting-edge technology to deliver both client-facing and internal projects. Intern projects within our engineering department can include building a card scheme simulator using Kafka and Go, adding graph validation to our workflow engine, and building a linter to validate that all API changes meet our guidelines. You will develop ownership and responsibility for your own work and learn how to build software in a professional environment. Our programme will support your growth and development whilst working alongside some of the brightest minds in fintech.Feedback from previous interns“I never felt like ‘the intern’, and consistently felt respected as an engineer in my own right in the way people responded to me and worked with me” – 2021 intern in engineering.“I feel like I learned so much at Thought Machine, and there's such a friendly, welcoming atmosphere” – 2021 intern in engineering.Timeline for the application and interview processApplications will be open from Monday 3rd FebruaryInterviews will take place until 31st MarchInternships will run from Monday 7th July – Friday 12th SeptemberRequirementsAlongside having the core skills below, the new member of the team should be excited to work with new technologies, push their engineering skills to the limit, and be ready to work across engineering, design, and business development, to build the next generation of financial applications.Essential
• Have obtained or be working towards a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
• Have some experience in programming
• A desire to learn Golang and Python
Desirable
• Have contributed to an open-source project or taken part in a University project of considerable scale
• Have experience programming or designing tools and applications as part of a personal project
Preference will be given to applicants graduating in either 2026 or 2026Benefits
• Highly competitive salary
• 25 days holiday and bank holidays (prorated)
• Flexible working hours
• Access to outstanding learning materials and courses
• Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine
• All the latest tech you need
• Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals
• Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks
• A talented and experienced team as your colleagues
• An environment where we encourage learning and progress
• Weekly food pop up
We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our team and addressing gender representation in the industry. Women are currently underrepresented in the financial industry, and we strongly encourage female candidates to apply for this internship. All applications will be assessed based on merit, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds.Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on people's everyday lives. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.