Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

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Charlotte, NC
Hybrid
Internship
Fintech • Payments • Productivity • Financial Services
The Role
As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on impactful projects in a team, gaining hands-on experience in software development, collaborating cross-functionally, and contributing to real-world challenges over a 7-11 week period.
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Intuit Credit Karma is a mission-driven company, focused on championing financial progress for our more than 140 million members globally. While we're best known for pioneering free credit scores, our members turn to us for everything related to their financial goals, including identity monitoring, applying for credit cards, shopping for insurance and loans (car, home and personal) and savings accounts and checking accounts* – all for free. Credit Karma has grown significantly through the years: we now have more than 1,700 employees across our offices in Oakland, Charlotte, Culver City, San Diego, London, Bangalore, and New York City.

*Banking services provided by MVB Bank, Inc., Member FDIC

Software Engineer Intern Job Description:

The Intuit-Credit Karma Intern Program is a 7-11 week paid internship located in Charlotte, NC. During your internship, you will be placed into a team where you will work on various projects to help Credit Karma fulfill our mission to make financial progress possible for everyone. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in weekly meetings, team outings, events, and engage in discussions with CK leadership. If you want to be in a true learning environment and are eager to make an impact, this is the place to be! We will equip you with the tools and techniques you need to be successful wherever your professional journey may take you.

Join one of our Product, Platform, or Data Engineering teams as an Intuit-Credit Karma Software Engineering Intern and gain invaluable hands-on experience across the entire software development life-cycle. You'll partner with our full-time engineers to tackle complex challenges, building and optimizing features that ensure our product remains intuitive and reliable for millions of users.

Please Note: Our summer 2026 internship program will be hosted in-person in Charlotte, NC. 

What you’ll do: 

  • Drive Impactful Projects: Gain hands-on experience by completing a high-impact engineering project from inception to completion. While here, you’ll have the opportunity to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain within our infrastructure. 
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Engage with various teams throughout the Intuit - Credit Karma ecosystem, learning how different functions contribute to our shared mission and build valuable professional relationships that expand your network.
  • Innovate and Problem-Solve: Contribute to real-world challenges, developing innovative solutions that directly benefit our users and the company.
  • Accelerated Learning: Immerse yourself in a high-performing engineering team, gaining practical experience and accelerating your professional development.
  • End-to-End Project Ownership: Take ownership of a significant project, managing it from initial concept through to successful delivery within a 7-11 week timeframe.
  • Shape Our Products: Directly contribute to a high-impact engineering team, playing a vital role in the development and enhancement of our products.

What’s great about the role:

  • Be Part of Something Big: Join an engineering team at the forefront of explosive growth, actively expanding our product portfolio and tackling significant industry-changing problems.
  • Direct Member Impact: Experience the profound satisfaction of making a meaningful impact on the financial lives of our members.
  • Dynamic Culture: Thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment that combines the agility of a startup with the resources and reach of an established industry leader.
Minimum Basic Requirements: 
  • Educational Background: Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical discipline. We require that you have a graduation date at least 4 months after the end of the internship.
  • Programming Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with at least one versatile server or client side technologies such as React, Scala, FastAPI, Cloud Microservices, HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
  • Programming Principles: Familiarity with data science, object-oriented, functional programming concepts.
  • Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis during the duration of the internship
  • In Office Requirements: 2026 Interns must be able to work onsite for a minimum of 3 days per week from our office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Exposure to Artificial Intelligence: AI programs, tools, and concepts

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Credit Karma is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We welcome all candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, veteran or military status, disability (physical or mental), genetic information or other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and operate in compliance with applicable fair chance laws. 

Credit Karma is also  committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment because it is the right thing to do. We believe that such an environment advances long-term professional growth, creates a robust business, and supports our mission of championing financial progress for everyone. We offer generous benefits and perks with a single eye to nourishing an inclusive environment that recognizes the contributions of all and fosters diversity by supporting our internal Employee Resource Groups. We’ve worked hard to build an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and the opportunity for professional growth. As part of the Credit Karma team, your voice will be heard, your contributions will matter, and your unique background and experiences will be celebrated.

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The Company
HQ: Oakland, CA
1,320 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Credit Karma is focused on championing financial progress for over 110 million members in the U.S., Canada and U.K. While we're best known for pioneering free credit scores, our members turn to us for resources as they work toward their financial goals. This includes tools for credit and identity monitoring, credit card recommendations, shopping for loans (car, home and personal), and growing their savings* -- all for free. We’ve grown significantly through the years, adding more than 70 million members in the last five alone. We currently have more than 1,300 employees spread across offices in Oakland, Charlotte, Los Angeles, and London.

Disrupting the financial industry is not an easy task. That’s why we know it’s one worth doing. Our core values of helpfulness, ownership, progress and empathy guide our work and our relationships.

Championing financial progress for everyone is a big mission that requires passionate people working together to make a difference in the world. If you’re up for the task, we’d love to have you on our team. Check out our open positions: https://www.creditkarma.com/careers.

*Banking services provided by MVB Bank, Inc., Member FDIC

Why Work With Us

We are a place to inspire, connect and grow. We are a diverse community of passionate people using innovation and technology to improve the lives of our members. We value our people and create ongoing opportunities for both personal and professional growth and connection. Doing good and making an impact is at the center of everything we do.

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