Software Engineering & Innovation Summer Internship 2027

Baillie Gifford; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Baillie Gifford in Edinburgh offers a Software Engineering & Innovation Summer Internship for 2027. You’ll work on live technical projects in our Development or Innovation teams, gaining hands-on AI and cloud experience.

As a penultimate year tech student, you’ll develop skills in Python, PyTorch, Docker, and Azure while collaborating with engineers to deliver real outcomes during a structured, paid internship.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year student in a technology-related degree seeking software engineering exposure.
• Genuine interest in software engineering, cloud native development or GenAI/ML.
• Willingness to learn and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Work on live technical projects aligned to Application Development/Enablement or Innovation.
• Contribute to AI/LLM related experiments and automation tasks.
• Collaborate with engineers and business leads to deliver real outcomes.

Skills

Adaptability

Digital Effectiveness (AI)

Team Working

Systems Thinking

Improvement Mindset

Nurturing Relationships

Education

Penultimate year student in tech degree

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Docker

Azure

Job description

Software Engineering & Innovation Summer Internship 2027

A summer at Baillie Gifford could transform your career before it even starts. As an independent global investment management business, we rely on technology to underpin everything we do. That’s why we constantly invest in our technology and the team of professionals who bring it to life. Join us as a summer intern and show us what you can do! You’ll be immersed in our technology environment from the word go on our paid summer internship. Expect to do real work and take responsibility as you gain hands‑on experience with our technologies in an AI‑native environment. You can look forward to being part of a refreshingly open, cooperative, and supportive team culture. Plus, you will get the training and support to broaden your skills and discover your future potential, from LinkedIn Learning, to Pluralsight and peer‑to‑peer working, a summer with us will transform your skillset and CV! Interns will be placed into cohorts, working on different live technical projects aligned to either our Application Development and Enablement Department or our Innovation Department. While the projects and technologies used will vary, all cohorts will gain exposure to emerging technologies, including AI and large language models (LLMs), and will have opportunities to explore how these tools are applied across our technology teams. Which team and project our interns will land in will depend on business needs. Our Software Engineers create scalable applications and solutions that drive our business and make it smarter for the future. We’ll introduce you to our modern programming languages, cloud platforms and DevOps practices and show you how software engineering shapes the future of investment management. You’ll have the opportunity to touch a wide range of tech, possibly including .NET, Angular, Azure Service Bus, Docker and Microservices Architecture, to name a few, as well as getting to grips with Agile methodologies in a business setting. Within our R&D team, our Engineers push the boundaries of what is possible with disruptive tech and grapple with deeply interesting problems. They work with a broad range of technologies, including Python and platforms such as PyTorch, TensorFlow and Hugging Face, as well as Gen AI, LLMs, CI/CD, containerisation and cloud. You’ll discover how technology drives the business forward in the fast-evolving investment management industry. Irrespective of which department you land in, you’ll be exposed to emerging tech and new ideas. Your internship will start with structured overviews that introduce you to our business. Following induction, you and your fellow interns will work together within your cohort on a live technical project for the firm. We’ll ensure you spend quality time with our experienced technical and business leads, who will share their knowledge and support you throughout the process. You can expect to get hands‑on with the latest tools and approaches in AI - from working with large language models to building agentic workflows and intelligent systems. Running alongside your project, you will have various development opportunities with other teams in our technical departments to ensure broad exposure to the range of careers possible in tech. During your first weeks, you will build relationships and learn about the tech we use, which will feel very different to the learning opportunities that university life provides. This won’t be a passive learning experience; you’ll be contributing to real outcomes, collaborating closely with experienced engineers and subject matter experts, and learning by doing. There will be plenty of opportunities to grow your skills and make a tangible impact. If your cohort completes its core project ahead of schedule, you’ll be encouraged to proactively seek out further opportunities to contribute across your team or department.

The type of Candidate that we’re looking for

• A penultimate (second last) year student studying for a technology‑related degree, with a proven interest in software engineering, cloud native development & automation and/or GenAI/ML and experimentation.
• A passion for technology, we’re looking for people who have a genuine interest in how we can harness the benefits of technology to impact everything we do positively.
• A desire to learn requires a thirst for learning and a willingness to embrace challenges.
• Great relationship and networking skills – the internship involves building strong relationships and working collaboratively across teams, so you’ll need to be able to work with a range of people at all levels and operate effectively whilst outside of your technical comfort zone.
• Critical thinking, you will enjoy problem‑solving, we’re looking for people who enjoy working with complex scenarios and can collaborate with others to deliver a project successfully, always asking ‘why?’
• Resilient by nature and comfortable working in a fluid environment, where ambiguity and emerging tech collide, where technical creativity and ‘what if’ go together.

Critical Skills

• Adaptability
• Digital Effectiveness (incl.AI)
• Team Working
• Systems Thinking
• Improvement Mindset
• Nurturing Relationships

In turn, Baillie Gifford does not use any AI in our recruitment processes. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the programmes. Our internship is based in Edinburgh and, due to its short duration, is an on‑site opportunity. You must be comfortable being based in Edinburgh for the entire duration, between mid-Jun and late August, and sourcing your own accommodation in the Edinburgh area, if you are not based locally or within a commutable distance. Closing Date November 3, 2026. At Baillie Gifford we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful culture in which each of our colleagues can thrive and develop. We believe that our clients are best served by a diverse workforce with the experiences, ideas and perspectives that this brings. If you have any questions or issues regarding your application, please contact us at [e-mail]. For more detail on our graduate and internship programmes visit: https://earlycareers.bailliegifford.com This page hosts our graduate and internship vacancies - to view our other vacancies follow this link.