The Product Engineering team builds the products that make Criteo tick: from developing industry-leading machine learning techniques to building high scale/low latency real-time applications (over 5M QPS, handling over 300 Bn HTTP requests daily), to delivering first-class client interfaces, both API and UI, with forward-thinking UX at their core, all using state of the art technology.
During your internship (6 months) and according to your choice, skills, and interest, you can tackle one of the following subjects:
Back-end: participate to build large-scale pipelines and systems that make the best decision in a very short time, half a million times per second
Full stack: MasterTag request production and parsing - Technical stack: a bit of TypeScript/JavaScript, C# (.Net Frmwk, .Net Core), and Mesos
Front end: Design and implement a component in a web application that will be used to manipulate big JSON markup easily. The goal is to provide a tool to create or change layout banners in a simple and efficient way
Data quality in the RichTimeline (Remove fraudulent users and identify low-value data)
In a team of 5-7, you will be working closely with your mentor to drive your project, design, and ensure best practices are applied. You can ask questions and participate in all knowledge-sharing sessions/workshops, etc. You are encouraged to actively voice your ideas whilst learning how to build and ship quality code into production which will likely affect millions of users instantly
You are in your final year of study in Software Engineering or a related field and are available for 6 months
You have experience in developing web-based applications. You occasionally participate in coding competitions
You are experienced in Object Oriented Programming
You have a strong sense of ownership and a dislike for passing the buck
You are a problem solver, a fixer, and a creative technologist. We believe coding is a talent and a passion, not just a skill
You are a strong communicator and a team player who can work efficiently with others
You are fluent in English
We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!
Who We Are:We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.
We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.
🏢 Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
📈 Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
💪 Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
🤝 A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
💸 Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.
Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.
Skills Required
- Currently in the final year of study in Software Engineering or a related field
- Available for a six-month internship
- Experience developing web-based applications
- Experience with object-oriented programming
- Strong problem-solving and ownership skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Fluent in English
- Participation in coding competitions
Criteo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Criteo and has not been reviewed or approved by Criteo.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and wellness/mental-health support are described as strong parts of the package, with high reported satisfaction for medical, dental, and vision coverage. Feedback suggests these offerings contribute meaningfully to overall benefits satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is highlighted positively, with mentions of a 3%–5% match being common in recent reports. Feedback suggests the retirement program is a valued component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, volunteer time off, and additional summer days are emphasized, and time flexibility is repeatedly praised. Feedback suggests this breadth supports work-life balance perceptions.
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What We Do
Criteo is a global technology company that powers the world’s marketers and media owners with trusted and impactful advertising through our world-leading Commerce Media Platform, a suite of products that activates the world’s largest set of commerce data to drive better commerce outcomes. We help thousands of brands, publishers, and retailers reach and monetize audiences and are committed to supporting a fair and open internet that enables discovery, innovation, and choice.
