Software Engineer Intern

Docusign • Seattle, WA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Software Engineer Intern on the Signing Core Backend (SCORE) team, you will help re-architect Docusign's eSign branding capability into a centralized microservice that high-value customers rely on to deliver a consistent brand experience across the Docusign ecosystem. You will work with RESTful and gRPC interfaces so customers can define their brand identity once and reuse it across multiple Docusign products and features, including validating branding configurations before they are applied to accounts. You'll contribute to moving branding compute into a dedicated Azure-hosted service, improving reuse, iteration speed, and support for new enhancements in our Tier-0 branding platform. This is an internship role for 4 months of duration.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in a relevant field with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May/June 2028
• Experience with strong programming fundamentals and at least one modern language commonly used for backend services (e.g., C#, Java, Go, or similar)
• Experience with core computer science concepts such as data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design
• Experience with web services concepts (HTTP, REST) and basic API design
• Availability to participate in Docusign's 12-week hybrid internship program based in the Seattle hub, including required in-office days per program policy
• Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or project experience in distributed systems, microservices architecture, or backend service development
• Exposure to cloud platforms (preferably Azure) and concepts like deployment pipelines, monitoring, and scalability
• Experience building or consuming APIs using REST; familiarity with gRPC or other RPC frameworks
• Experience with relational or NoSQL data stores, and awareness of data modeling concerns for multi-tenant services
• Prior internship, research, or significant project experience working on production-adjacent systems or developer platforms
• Interest in customer experience and design details, with a willingness to think about how branding and visual consistency affect end users
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, take feedback, and communicate clearly with engineers and partners

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the SCORE team to design and implement a centralized branding microservice that powers cross-product brand consistency for eSign and related experiences
• Build and evolve RESTful and gRPC APIs that allow customers and internal services to define, retrieve, validate, and apply branding configurations in a consistent way
• Help migrate branding compute from legacy components into a dedicated Azure-based service, leveraging MSF patterns and standards for reliability and scalability
• Work on features that improve branding validation, so customers can preview and verify their brand setup before it is applied to production accounts, reducing misconfiguration risk
• Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure branding APIs and workflows are robust, observable, and safe for Tier-0 production use
• Partner with adjacent product and engineering teams that consume branding data (e.g., other signing surfaces and services) to support reuse and consistent experiences across products
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and sprint ceremonies; incorporate feedback from your mentor and teammates to grow your engineering skills
• Write clear documentation for services, APIs, and operational runbooks to support long-term maintainability and broader adoption

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
• Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
• Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
• Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
• Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern