Software Engineer Intern – Enterprise Technology & Security Summer Internship - Summer 2026

Calling all emerging technologists!

Looking to gain practical, hands-on experience in the field of software engineering? The Enterprise Technology & Security Summer Internship Program is a critical program within Enterprise Technology & Security Services that helps passionate early career professionals gain real-world exposure to groundbreaking technology.

Software Engineer Track

Software Engineer Interns work collaboratively with Software Engineers to pursue a broad range of initiatives. By using technical skills and a thirst for innovation, interns will help produce ground-breaking Middleware technologies and support multiple solutions spanning our consumer banking applications.

The Software Engineer Intern will:

• Help design, modify, define, and implement technology solutions; building modern, architecturally sound components, tools and applications to meet strategic business goals.

• Participating in an Agile environment, adhering to best practices and collaborating effectively with your teammates.

• Help to build APIs that support multiple data formats and can integrate easily.

• Research and gather documentation to ensure the quality of user documentation; create progress reports.

• Improve system quality by identifying issues and common patterns and develop standard operating procedures.

• Enhance applications by finding opportunities for improvement, make recommendations and design and implement systems.

Note: This Internship program begins in late May 2026

Experience during the program

In this 10-week program, interns will gain a strong understanding of Software Engineer at Citizens. This program also provides mentorship, exposure to senior leadership, and participation in a variety of activities to further develop professional skills, including:

• Orientation with all ETS interns

• Professional development workshops (such as Personal Branding and Communicating with Impact)

• Social activities (such as sporting events and a bank-wide intern BBQ)

• Dedicated community service activities

Life after the program

High-performing interns interested in pursuing a career within Enterprise Technology & Security may be extended an offer to return as a Full-time colleague in our Enterprise Technology & Security Development Program (ETSDP) upon graduation. The ETSDP is a full-time program that helps rising professionals build a meaningful career within software, network/systems, data or cloud engineering, technology risk and security.