Campus - Internship Programme - Undergraduate Software Engineer - 2027 (UK - London)
American Express11 hours ago
Westminster, United KingdomIntern
Responsibilities
- Discover and apply new technologies to solve real-world business challenges.
- Develop, test, and improve software applications as part of an Agile scrum team.
- Write clean, maintainable code, participate in code reviews, and create unit tests with coaching from experienced engineers.
- Explore AI-powered developer tools, automation capabilities, and machine learning concepts while building software responsibly and securely.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Senior Engineers, Quality Engineers, Architects, Security, and business partners to understand requirements and deliver features.
- Work across technologies including APIs, services, microservices, user interfaces, mobile experiences, cloud platforms, and data-driven solutions.
- Participate in intern social events, community service opportunities, learning sessions, and collaborative initiatives.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or another technical field.
- Demonstrated experience using one or more programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, Go, Kotlin, or similar technologies through coursework, projects, research, or extracurricular activities.
- Foundational knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, debugging, and problem-solving.
- Interest in building software across web, mobile, backend, cloud, API, or full-stack environments.
- Familiarity with version control, testing, code reviews, Agile methodologies, and collaborative development workflows.
- Interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent automation, and AI-powered developer tools.
- Strong communication, teamwork, collaboration, adaptability, and willingness to seek feedback.
- Preferred: experience with generative AI, responsible AI, intelligent automation, machine learning fundamentals, or AI-powered development tools.
- Preferred: software development through academic, personal, internship, open-source, hackathon, or project-based experience.
Benefits
- 10-week Summer Internship Program in London.
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules, including hybrid and virtual options through Amex Flex.
- Structured onboarding, developer bootcamp concepts, mentorship, feedback, career development, and training opportunities.
- Access to global on-site wellness centers with nurses and doctors, depending on location.
- Free confidential counseling support through the Healthy Minds program.
- Participation in social events, community service opportunities, learning sessions, and collaborative intern initiatives.
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About American Express
American Express builds a global payments network and issues consumer, small-business, and corporate cards, plus merchant acquiring and travel services. Revenue comes from card fees, interest and lending, discount/merchant fees, and network services. Founded in 1850 and headquartered in New York City, it operates the Amex acceptance network worldwide and offers co-branded cards and membership rewards across millions of cardmembers and merchants; ticker NYSE: AXP.