Biggest Openings
Capital One Opened Four Roles Across Two Cycles
Cohort: Internship & New Grad
Capital One posted two internships (winter cycle) and two new grad roles.
Microsoft Dropped Four 6-Month Internships
Cohort: Internship
Microsoft posted four 6-month internship programs. The base salary range is $5,690.00 - $11,210.00 per month, and specific work locations get even more. And the electrical engineering internship is open to students in computer engineering and related fields too.
Apply to Microsoft Software Engineering → (multiple US locations)
Apply to Microsoft Hardware Engineering → (Washington, Redmond)
Apply to Microsoft Electrical Engineering → (Washington, Seattle, +2 more)
Apply to Microsoft Silicon Engineering → (California, Mountain View, +1 more)
Ramp Opens Four SWE Internships in NYC
Cohort: Internship
Ramp posted four Software Engineering Intern roles at its New York, NY HQ this week: Backend, Frontend, Android, and iOS. All pay $12.5K per month, with the Backend role also offering equity. Frontend and iOS are hybrid, while Android and Backend are on-site. Also, the Backend posting went up within the last hour of being spotted — so early applicants have the edge.
NASA Opened Pathways for Spring 2027
Cohort: Students
NASA opened its Pathways program for Spring 2027. The program is a multi-semester internship experience built around long-term potential and alignment with NASA's future workforce needs. Remember that using AI to write or edit your application is strictly prohibited.
Google Opened Its Associate Product Manager Program
Cohort: New Grad & Internship
Google opened both tracks of its Associate Product Manager internship and new grad program. Applications for the intern role opened on September 22, 2026, and both roles close on October 6, 2026.
Direct Consideration got early word on this posting before it went live, and a number of readers from last year's cycle secured both the intern and new grad roles through this same program. Be sure to check out our next issue with Google APM Interview intel straight from readers who went through the first round last year!
Apple Opened a Machine Learning Research Internship
Cohort: Masters & PhD
Apple posted a Machine Learning Research Internship role and is looking for students who’ve been published in relevant conferences.
NVIDIA Product Design Internship
Cohort: Internship
NVIDIA posted a Product Design Intern role under its AI Infrastructure team for Summer 2027. For this one, you’ll need to submit two case studies, and the listing tells you exactly what they’re looking for with them.
Watchlist
NVIDIA Ignite Program
NVIDIA's Ignite Program opens applications on October 5th. It's being flagged as a major underclassman internship opportunity.
Adobe Student Career Talk with Stephanie Mencarelli
Adobe is hosting a Student Career Talk with VP of Design Stephanie Mencarelli, "From Designer to Design Leader," on Tuesday, September 29, at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST.
Tesla Energy Info Session at Western
Tesla is holding an Energy information session at Western University's Weldon Library Community Room on October 2, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Registration closes that same day at noon.
Microsoft x UC Berkeley AI Recruiting Event
Microsoft is running a UC Berkeley event tied to AI recruiting.
Capital One Product Open House
Capital One is hosting an online "Product Open House — Innovate & Influence" session covering its Small Business Bank and Customers, Systems & Intelligence teams, with product leaders discussing the group's work and vision for the Product Management Team.
Qualcomm Fall 2026 Campus Visits
Qualcomm is running Fall 2026 campus visits through October 31 across multiple universities for graduate-level students and new grads. In their Tech Talks, you’ll hear from their engineers and researchers dive into how on-device machine learning is designed, optimized, and deployed at scale.
Brooklyn & Columbus Code for Good Updates
Candidates under consideration for the Brooklyn Code for Good event (October 16–17) can expect updates within the next 1-2 weeks. Candidates under consideration for the Columbus event (November 6–7) will hear back sometime in October.
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