Fullstack Software Engineer Intern
About The Position
At PayPal, we’re literally reinventing how the world pays and gets paid. We understand that it’s about people. We connect individuals to let them shop, get paid, donate, and send money using today’s technology with the confidence that comes from the security and control PayPal enables. Are you ready to help us change the world? The world’s leading payments company, PayPal, brings together a family of brands that are revolutionizing the way people move money. At PayPal you will be immersed in an amazing community with a vibrant culture that thrives on innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and wellness. Software Engineer Interns at PayPal develop innovative solutions and high-quality products that touch millions of people every day. Our engineers solve some of the most complex technical problems in the world of connected payments across multiple business units, (including PayPal, Braintree, Venmo, Paydiant). We are looking for the highest levels of technical talent and programming skills, as well as a keen desire to deeply understand our products and services to push our technology forward with respect to functionality, performance, reliability, and scalability. As a Full Stack Software Engineer Intern, you’ll work alongside the best and the brightest engineering talent in the industry. As a core participant of your team, you’ll estimate engineering efforts, design your changes, implement, and test your changes, push to live, and triage production issues. You need to be dynamic, collaborative, and curious as we build new experiences, improve existing products, and develop distributed systems powering the world’s largest e-commerce and payments websites at a scale only a few companies can match.
Requirements
- Must possess basic Front-End Skills in: HTML/CSS – Understanding layout, semantics, and responsive design. JavaScript (ES6+) – Ability to write and manipulate DOM elements. Front-end frameworks – Familiarity with React, Vue, or Angular (React is the most common). Basic UI/UX Awareness – Understanding how to build usable, accessible interfaces.
- Must possess basic Back-End Skills in: Server-Side Programming – Experience with languages like: Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript) Python (Django or Flask) Java, Ruby, Go, etc. API Development – Build and consume RESTful APIs (GraphQL is a plus). Authentication – Understand how login systems work (JWT, sessions, OAuth). Databases SQL – PostgreSQL, MySQL NoSQL – MongoDB or similar Know how to read/write data and model simple schemas.
- Tools & Dev Practices Version Control – Git/GitHub Basic Deployment Knowledge – Hosting apps on Heroku, Vercel, Render, Netlify, or similar.
- This is a Summer 2026 Internship program. Spring and Fall 2026 internships are not available.
- Must currently be pursuing Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited college or university.
- Must be returning to school in the Fall of 2026.
- Must reside in the U.S. during the Summer internship program.
Responsibilities
- Code high-volume and scalable software (front-end and back-end focused). This may include creating web applications using React/Node, creating back-end services using Java, ExpressJS/NodeJS, SQL, REST API, and/or building and developing new user-facing experiences.
- Partner closely with cross functional teams in design, product, and other business units
Benefits
- At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy.
- That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life.
- We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
- We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
