Software Engineering Internship

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will join Visa’s 2027 Summer Internship Program and gain real-world experience working with one of the world’s most recognized technology brands. This is a 12 week internship designed for students who want to solve meaningful problems, learn fast and build with impact.

What You Will Do?

• Contribute to all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to development, testing, deployment and support.
• Build and improve software solutions using modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability and secure development.
• Translate customer and business problems into effective technical solutions with a strong focus on usability, reliability and scalability.
• Learn and apply best practices in software engineering, UI/UX design and AI-enhanced development workflows.
• Experiment with emerging technologies, including AI-powered engineering tools, cloud-native platforms and distributed systems concepts.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements

• We welcome applications from Singapore citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents. All candidates must have existing, and continuing, right to work in Singapore.
• Penultimate year undergraduate students graduating between December 2027 – June 2028
• Able to work full-time for 12 weeks between May 2027 and August 2027

Core Requirements

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computing, Information Systems, or a related field
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Java, GoLang, JavaScript or HTML.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles, data structures, algorithms and software design concepts.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.
• Knowledge of user interface design for web-based applications.
• Ability to understand customer problems, think from a user perspective and convert business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-native application development concepts and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Exposure to AI-powered engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cline or similar coding assistants.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation and agentic AI concepts.
• Good communication skills and a strong desire to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Skills

• General understanding of database systems, including relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra.
• Basic knowledge of AI/ML concepts and techniques.
• Familiarity with language models, context management and prompt engineering.
• Exposure to generative AI tools and coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Aider or Cline.

What We Look For

• Customer-first mindset with a passion for solving real-world problems.
• Ability to balance technical excellence with business and user needs.
• Curiosity to understand why a feature matters, not just how to build it.
• Bias for action, experimentation and learning from feedback.
• Strong ownership and willingness to drive ideas from concept to delivery.
• Growth mindset and learning agility, with a passion for continuously exploring emerging technologies, challenging conventional approaches, and applying new knowledge to create business impact.
• Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
• A builder’s mindset with the courage to question assumptions, innovate boldly and turn ideas into scalable solutions.

Visa is an EEO Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.