Technology Internship - Engineering at HSBC

We know how important it is to have the right skills, both for your future and ours. By building this skillset now, we’ll help you develop the agility to keep learning new skills throughout your career.

Over the course of eight to ten weeks, you’ll get to:

Work with supportive and diverse teams on a real business problem that involves developing, maintaining and optimising HSBC’s technological infrastructure
Draw on the knowledge and experience of seasoned Engineers to help you prepare for future opportunities
After the internship you’ll have the possibility to transition to our two-year Engineering Graduate Programme

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, particularly those with a passion for technology.

It takes a broad range of skills to be successful at HSBC. We’re looking forward to seeing the mix of skills you’ve learned so far, and hearing about the unique perspective that you’ll bring to our teams. We’ll help you learn everything else.

To join us on this programme, you’ll need to be:

Intellectually curious and constantly looking for new ways to hone your skills
Eager to contribute and take responsibility for your work and outcomes
A natural collaborator, who’s always happy to speak up, enjoys building relationships and sharing ideas
A strong analytical thinker, with a solid base of tech skills that you’re keen to apply to real-world situations
Communicative and resilient, taking changes in your stride and quickly adapting to new situations

As part of the assessment process, you’ll be asked to take an online technical test. This is for us to ascertain your level of technical knowledge and understand your development needs.

We’ll help you develop the technical skills most relevant to your role. We’ll also provide plenty of opportunities to advance your non-technical skills, like communication and collaboration, that will help you move your career forward successfully.

During your time on the programme, you’ll:

Discover what it takes to become a skilled engineer as you learn the basics of programming, data infrastructures, debugging and code readability
Gain experience in release management, UI implementation, object-oriented programming, responsive design and cross-platform development
Have plenty of other opportunities to develop your skills, and people to support you along the way, ensuring that you’re well prepared for the future

Try our virtual work experience in Digital Business Services. You’ll get a feel for the type of work this business area undertakes, the activities you could be involved in and the skills you would develop on the programme.