Summer 2027 Intern - Software Engineer

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA +7

Salesforce is seeking Software Engineering Interns for Summer 2027 to work on real-world projects impacting millions, focusing on AI-powered experiences and agentic technologies. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams, receiving mentorship, and contributing to product development. Interns will gain professional and personal growth opportunities, including training, workshops, and networking events. The program includes a mandatory in-person experience at Salesforce headquarters.

What you'd actually do

  1. As an intern at Salesforce, you'll influence the future of our products, platform, and AI-powered experiences.
  2. You'll receive mentorship from experienced engineers while contributing to solutions — including the agentic technologies redefining how people work — that impact millions around the world.
  3. Beyond project work, you'll have access to professional and personal growth opportunities, including:
  4. Comprehensive onboarding
  5. Engineering-specific training

Skills

Required

  • Enrolled and currently pursuing a BS in Computer Science or related technical field
  • Returning to school after Summer 2027 to complete your degree
  • Enrolled in a college or university in North America
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming/design, algorithms, and data structures and how to efficiently implement them into a solution
  • Hands-on experience or strong curiosity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and an eagerness to integrate them into real-world engineering workflows.
  • A budding AI-first mindset — comfortable experimenting with prompting techniques and leveraging AI to learn across the stack, ramp up quickly, and contribute meaningfully from day one.
  • Strong understanding of CS fundamentals and practical coding application
  • Team player with demonstrated collaboration skills

Nice to have

  • Experience using and critically reviewing code and artifacts generated by large language model (LLM) coding assistants and agentic tools
  • Ability to to effectively guide AI tools to achieve desired outcomes
  • Experience using Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini or other agent-based frameworks
  • Coursework in SQL and relational database concepts
  • Proficiency in Java, Javascript and related frameworks
  • Working knowledge of HTML and web technologies
  • Knowledge of front end and back end languages
  • Strong communication skills — written, verbal, and visual
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Commitment to delivering high-quality solutions
  • Self-motivated and eager to learn
  • Experience using telemetry and metrics to drive operational excellence
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-assisted development tools
  • AI-first mindset
  • leveraging AI to learn