What Intern Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 3,660 open Intern Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, ai, java.
Updated October 17, 2026
4,151 open Intern Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 3,660 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 60% |
| ai | 45% |
| java | 38% |
| cloud | 35% |
| javascript | 34% |
| cpp | 33% |
| automation | 26% |
| api | 24% |
| sql | 22% |
| agile | 22% |
| csharp | 22% |
| git | 21% |
| aws | 18% |
| react | 17% |
| typescript | 17% |
| machine-learning | 17% |
| ci-cd | 17% |
| github | 17% |
| html | 16% |
| linux | 16% |
| networking | 15% |
| css | 14% |
| azure | 13% |
| version-control | 13% |
| agentic-ai | 12% |
| oop | 12% |
| llm | 11% |
| analytics | 10% |
| devops | 10% |
| rest | 10% |
| test-automation | 10% |
| spring | 9% |
| docker | 9% |
| dotnet | 8% |
| kubernetes | 8% |
| distributed-systems | 8% |
| cybersecurity | 7% |
| generative-ai | 7% |
| scrum | 7% |
| microservices | 7% |
"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 60,212
- ai 55,569
- api 53,323
- python 51,243
- java 49,495
- ci-cd 42,128
- agile 39,633
- automation 36,601
- sql 35,906
- aws 34,812
- kubernetes 25,941
- azure 25,616