Freshman & sophomore-eligible tech and quant internship programs in the USA — locations, duration, timing, reported pay, and where to apply.
| Program | Location | Duration | When | Reported Pay | Experience Needed | Confidence | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVIDIA — Ignite SW / HW / AV&Robotics / Biz Ops |
Santa Clara, CA + other US sites | 12 wks | Summer 2027 (Jun–Aug) | ~$33/hr ($18–54) | 1+ language (C/C++/Python/MATLAB); no internship required | HIGH | Apply → |
Microsoft — Explore Assigned to a "pod" |
Redmond, WA / Atlanta, GA | 12 wks | Summer 2027 | Unreliable data found | Intro CS course + 1 semester calculus | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Capital One — TEIP Technology (assigned) |
McLean, VA (housing provided) | 10 wks | Summer 2027 | ~$30/hr (~$63k/yr) | None required — includes a coding bootcamp | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Uber — UberSTAR Varies by requisition |
Varies by requisition | 12 wks | May–Aug 2027 | ~$46/hr (NY) wide spread | Intro CS course + 1 language (Go/Python/Java/C++) | MEDIUM | Apply → |
SpaceX — Internship Engineering / Software (assigned) |
Hawthorne, CA + Brownsville TX, Cape Canaveral FL, McGregor TX, Vandenberg CA | 12 wks min | Spring or Summer 2027 | $28–30/hr (fresh/soph tier) | ~3 mo hands-on (labs/projects count); Python/C++/MATLAB valued | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Palantir — Path Assigned by placement |
New York, NY or Washington, DC | 10–12 wks | Summer 2027 | ~$10k/mo + housing | Some coding exposure; no prior internship required | SOPH/JR | Apply → |
LinkedIn — First Play Underclassman Engineering Internship |
Mountain View, CA / Bellevue, WA (hybrid) | 12 wks | Summer 2027 (apply window expected to open late Sep–early Oct 2026) | Not officially disclosed | 1st/2nd-year CS or technical major; no prior internship required | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Roblox — Software Engineer Intern Engineering (project-based) |
San Mateo, CA | 12 wks | Summer 2027 (rolling review) | ~$62/hr + $10k housing stipend | Pursuing undergrad/grad CS or related degree; no class-year floor stated, but ~2% accept rate | MEDIUM | Apply → |
OpenAI — SWE Internship/Co-op Applied Emerging Talent |
San Francisco, CA | 12 wks | Summer 2027 (apply window expected Sep–Nov 2026) | Not disclosed | Pursuing CS/related BS or MS; 1+ semester left after internship (no junior/senior floor stated); <1% accept rate | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Stripe — Software Engineer Intern Assigned product team |
New York, NY / Seattle, WA / South San Francisco, CA | 12 wks | Summer 2027 (rolling; opens ~Aug 2026) | ~$59/hr equiv ($123.5k/yr rate) | Pursuing CS/math/related BS or MS; "1+ yr university" preferred, not required — no hard junior/senior floor | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Epic Games — Programmer Intern Engine / Gameplay / Tech Art (varies by req) |
Bellevue, WA / Los Angeles, CA / Morrisville, NC (varies by role) | ~12 wks (varies) | Summer 2027 (rolling) | ~$41–57/hr (Levels.fyi) | Role-specific skill (e.g. strong C++); no class-year requirement stated on official postings | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Caterpillar — Summer Corporate Intern Engineering (assigned) |
Peoria, IL + multi-state US sites | 12 wks | Summer 2027 | $25–43/hr (varies by major/hours) | 24+ semester hours completed (~sophomore standing); 3.0 GPA; ABET-accredited program | HIGH | Apply → |
Dell — Intern Scholars (DTIS) Sophomores, underrepresented backgrounds (Black/Hispanic/Latinx, financial need) |
Round Rock, TX + other US sites | 10–12 wks | Summer 2027 (opens ~Sep 2026) | Not disclosed (+ $5k scholarship, laptop) | Sophomore standing (60+ credit hrs); 3.0 GPA; CS/SWE/EE/Data Science or business major | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Jane Street — FTTP Pipeline event, not a full internship |
New York, NY | ~3–4 days | Fall/Winter 2026 | Not disclosed | None — no coding or finance background required | QUANT | Apply → |
SIG — Discovery Day Trading / Quant Research |
Bala Cynwyd, PA | 1 day | TBD (recruiting event) | N/A — unpaid | None — no finance or coding background required | QUANT | Apply → |
HRT — WITTI Trading Technology |
New York, NY | 2–4 wks | Winter (starts ~Jan 6) | Not disclosed | Demonstrated programming (C/C++/Python/Rust preferred) | QUANT | Apply → |
Virtu — Women's Winternship Trading / Technology |
New York, NY (+ Dublin) | 1 wk | Winter (~Jan 5–9) | Not disclosed | Intermediate/advanced programming (Python preferred) | QUANT | Apply → |
Citadel Securities — Discover Firm overview / recruiting pipeline |
New York, NY (+ London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney) | 2 days | ~Apr 2027 (exact dates TBD) | N/A — unpaid (travel/lodging covered) | None — 1st/2nd-year, grad Dec 2027–Jun 2029 | QUANT | Apply → |
Citadel Securities — Ignite Women's Trading Program |
New York, NY | 1 wk | Winter (Jan 2027) | Not disclosed | Quant major (Math/Stats/Physics/CS); sophomore women | QUANT | Apply → |
Optiver — FutureFocus Trading / Tech / Quant Research tracks |
Chicago, IL / Austin, TX (+ intl sites) | 5 days | Summer 2027 pipeline (dates vary by site) | Not disclosed | STEM background; 1st/2nd-year, grad Winter 2027–Spring 2029 | QUANT | Apply → |
Two Sigma — Mentor Connect Mentorship program, not a trading internship |
Remote | 6 wks | Summer 2027 (~Jul–Aug) | N/A — unpaid mentorship | Rising sophomore CS-interested; underrepresented groups in STEM | QUANT | Apply → |
Duolingo — Thrive Product Mgmt / SWE / Design |
Pittsburgh, PA (HQ) | 10 wks | Summer 2027 (PM opens Oct 2026) | Not disclosed | 2+ CS courses; Java/Python/Kotlin/Swift | MEDIUM | Apply → |
MongoDB — Next in Tech Data Science / SWE (Tech+ track) |
New York, NY (virtual event) | 1-day summit | Leads to Summer 2027 interviews | N/A — unpaid event | 1 language (Java/Python/Go/C++ or similar OOP) | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Google — BOLD Immersion Marketing / Sales / Finance / Legal / Comms / HR |
Mountain View, CA + other US sites | 3 wks | Summer (exact 2027 dates TBD) | Not disclosed | None — no business or tech background required | MEDIUM | Apply → |
Amazon — Operations Externship Sophomore job-shadow, not a paid internship |
Various US fulfillment centers | 3 days | Rolling — check amazon.jobs for site-specific dates | N/A — unpaid job-shadow | None — sophomore standing; job-shadow of an Area Manager role | MEDIUM | Apply → |