What Intern Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 4,746 open Intern Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, ai, java.
Updated November 3, 2026
5,626 open Intern Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 4,746 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 50% |
| ai | 35% |
| java | 32% |
| cloud | 31% |
| cpp | 28% |
| javascript | 27% |
| api | 21% |
| automation | 19% |
| git | 19% |
| agile | 17% |
| sql | 17% |
| linux | 16% |
| react | 15% |
| csharp | 15% |
| typescript | 15% |
| html | 13% |
| ci-cd | 13% |
| machine-learning | 13% |
| aws | 12% |
| networking | 11% |
| css | 11% |
| oop | 11% |
| cybersecurity | 10% |
| github | 10% |
| version-control | 10% |
| docker | 10% |
| llm | 9% |
| azure | 9% |
| agentic-ai | 9% |
| rest | 9% |
| dotnet | 8% |
| devops | 8% |
| kubernetes | 8% |
| angular | 7% |
| test-automation | 7% |
| spring | 7% |
| analytics | 7% |
| generative-ai | 7% |
| postgresql | 6% |
| data-science | 6% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Software Engineering levels
Most Software Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 65,764
- api 61,124
- ai 60,081
- python 56,467
- java 54,799
- ci-cd 46,892
- agile 43,066
- sql 42,899
- automation 39,995
- aws 39,356
- git 29,183
- javascript 29,115