Software Developer Intern- Glasgow Summer R&D Internship 2027 Glasgow, Hybrid We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more.

About the Program

Join one of the most exciting student opportunities in technology and innovation! Each year, SAS welcomes a select group of interns to join us for a 10-12 week summer experience. In 2027, we will be hiring

8 R&D Interns in our Glasgow office across a variety of teams. As SAS's R&D hub in EMEA, Glasgow brings together talented engineers, developers, and innovators who build technology used by customers around the world. As an intern, you'll work alongside experienced teams on real projects, gain hands-on technical experience, and contribute to solutions used by our customers from day one. You'll also become part of a vibrant intern community that extends beyond the summer internship. Alongside your fellow Summer Interns, you'll connect with year-round interns and recent graduates who began their careers through the same program. Many have chosen to continue their journey with SAS, reflecting the valuable learning opportunities, mentorship, and career growth the internship provides.

Available Opportunities

For our 2027 Summer R&D Internship Program, we are hiring

Full-Stack Developers and Backend Developers across the following R&D teams in Glasgow:

Model Manager
Analytics Lifecycle
Intelligent Decisioning
Compute Engineering
GenAI Platform
Analytics

Regardless of the team you join, you'll work alongside experienced engineers, gain practical development experience, and contribute to technology used by customers around the world.

What you'll do

As an intern, you will work on real releases for real customers under Agile and CI/CD methodologies, experiencing every part of the development process. You will be integrated into a product team from Day 1, allowing you to learn from the highest calibre of talented and experienced R&D staff. You can expect to:

Design and implement new features.
Work with product management, UX and UI designers to define and design new features
Collaborate with development teams to draft technical specifications and designs
Implement new product features
Participate in code reviews
Improve testing automation and integration into our testing and delivery pipeline
Make a real difference – and get paid while doing it!

Required qualifications

You are a penultimate year bachelor's student in one of the STEM Faculties.
Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.
You are available to start the internship in 2027 late May and continue through the summer for 10-12 weeks.
You have good programming skills, in at least 1 modern programming language.
You are familiar with basic computing concepts.
You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information

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Software Developer Intern- 2027 Glasgow Summer R&D Internship

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