Software Engineer: Cloud & Distributed Backend Intern Opportunities for University Students, Redmond

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential, and excitement for the journey ahead.  

As a Software Engineering Intern – Cloud & Distributed Backend, you will help build and operate the large-scale cloud services and distributed systems that power Microsoft products and platforms. You will work on backend services, APIs, infrastructure, and reliability systems designed for scale, performance, and resiliency. You will collaborate with engineers to design solutions that handle large volumes of data and traffic while maintaining high availability and operational excellence. This opportunity will enable you to deepen your understanding of cloud computing, systems design, and software engineering at global scale.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.  

• Applies engineering principles to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering.  
• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.  
• Quickly learns new engineering methods and incorporates them into work processes.  
• Seeks feedback and applies internal or industry best practices to improve technical solutions.  
• Demonstrates skill in time management and completing software projects in a cooperative team environment.  
• Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. 

Required Qualifications 

• Currently pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship,
  • OR currently pursuing Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications 

• 1+ year(s) of programming experience.
• 6+ months of experience in delivering projects in teams.
• 1+ year(s) of experience in developing and applying data structures and algorithms.
• Coursework or experience in operating systems, networking, distributed systems, databases, or cloud computing.
• Experience programming in C#, C++, Rust, Java, Go, Python, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, containers, or infrastructure services.
• Interest in performance optimization, reliability engineering, observability, debugging, or scalable system design.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,690.00 - $11,210.00 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $7,410.00 - $12,250.00 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Applications for this role will be accepted during the first week of each month from August through February, or until all positions are filled.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.