Stripe Software Engineer Intern Recruitment 2026

Stripe is a technology company that builds programmable financial infrastructure for businesses. More than 10 million businesses use Stripe, and its infrastructure supports payments and other financial services at global scale.

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Programming experience through coursework, personal projects or similar work.
• Experience with internships, multi-person projects or open-source contributions.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar systems through independent research and mentorship.
• Ability to use AI tools while critically reviewing and validating their output.

• Work as a member of the assigned engineering team.
• Participate in technical discussions and design decisions.
• Build software that is used in production.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions.
• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Learn unfamiliar systems and technologies.
• Communicate project progress clearly.
• Use modern AI tools during software development.

Stripe mainly works with Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Go and Scala. Candidates do not need to know all of these languages. Stripe emphasizes strong programming fundamentals and the ability to learn new languages.

The position is based in Bengaluru, India and is listed as an Intern role under Stripe's University team. Stripe states that its Delivery Center roles in Bengaluru work 100% from the office.

Stripe's internship program focuses on real projects rather than only training assignments. Interns receive support from an intern manager and teammates while working on projects connected to the company's roadmap.

Official stipend: Not disclosed by Stripe.
Approx. stipend: ₹80,000–₹2,00,000 per month (third-party estimate).

A current third-party source reports this range for the Bengaluru Software Engineer Intern role. However, Stripe's official job posting does not publish a specific pay range for this position, so the figure should be treated as an estimate and not a guaranteed stipend.

The internship provides opportunities to:

- Work on production software.
- Learn from experienced engineers.
- Participate in technical design and code reviews.
- Receive guidance from an intern manager and teammates.
- Work with large-scale systems and multiple technologies.
- Gain practical experience in professional software engineering.

Stripe does not publish a complete step-by-step interview process on the current job posting. Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate programming ability, computer science fundamentals, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.