Software Engineering Intern

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Software Engineering (Intern) | Acorns

Acorns is seeking current college Juniors (graduating 2027) for a software engineering internship. The internship program will run for 10-weeks during the Summer of 2026.

Software engineers at Acorns translate high-level business requirements into the services, systems, and data models that power our products and features. They think critically about how to design and build components that are performant, scalable, and reliable, while balancing technical excellence with real-world business needs.

As a software engineering intern, you’ll collaborate closely with product, mobile, frontend, and QA partners to plan, build, and ship meaningful features and infrastructure that support cohesive financial products. Our internship is designed around collaboration and true end-to-end ownership. You’ll lead a dedicated project from concept through delivery, defining requirements with stakeholders, designing the technical architecture, and implementing the solution while fully embedded in an engineering team’s day-to-day rituals.

The experience culminates in a company-wide presentation where you’ll showcase your project, its impact, and what you’ve learned along the way. Acorns is committed to providing interns with real-world engineering experience, strong mentorship, and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution from day one.

We're looking for interns that love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.

Job Description:

• Collaborate closely with the Engineering team to design and build innovative solutions, contributing new ideas, technologies, and development methodologies.

• Write high-quality, maintainable code in one or more programming languages, with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Produce clear, thorough design and development documentation to support long-term maintainability and knowledge sharing.

Job Requirements:

• Currently pursuing Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, machine learning, mathematics, statistics, or related field

• Required: Junior standing (Graduating 2027)

• Must be able to work for the duration of the internship (full-time availability for 10-weeks starting in June 2026)

• Command of one or more programming languages; Java, Scala, Ruby, Swift, Kotlin, Typescript, or Javascript

• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)

• Hunger to learn new technologies

• Passion, drive, and ability to thrive in a startup environment

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive hourly wage

• Flexible work hours and location

• Monthly events, panel discussions, and speakers

• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.

• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $25.00/hour. If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify hourly rates (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov