Software Engineer Intern jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-05-20, Skillenai has indexed 86 job postings with the title “Software Engineer Intern” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-20

Postings · last 90 days
86
Demand vs prior month
down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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+How many Software Engineer Intern jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 86 job postings with the title “Software Engineer Intern” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-20, with demand down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Software Engineer Intern jobs require?

Across Software Engineer Intern postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-20, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++.

+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineer Intern?

As of 2026-05-20, Software Engineer Intern postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Cambridge, London, New York City, Singapore.

+Is Software Engineer Intern a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 86 Software Engineer Intern postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-20, with demand down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineer Intern postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly Software Engineer Intern postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Software Engineer Intern

NamePostingsShare
Python4815.0%
Java3410.6%
JavaScript3310.3%
TypeScript319.7%
C++288.7%
React195.9%
Distributed systems175.3%
data structures175.3%
Go154.7%
algorithms144.4%
code reviews144.4%
testing134.0%
AWS134.0%
debugging134.0%
Rust123.7%

Top metros hiring Software Engineer Intern

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco924.3%
Cambridge513.5%
London513.5%
New York City410.8%
Singapore410.8%
In Salah38.1%
Toronto38.1%
Berlin25.4%
Fremont25.4%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-20, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineer Intern”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
Software Engineer Intern
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-20
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index
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