12-Week High School Software Engineer Fellowship

Stripe, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. offers a selective internship for exceptional high school students and recent graduates.

You will work in person for 12 consecutive weeks between May and August, at Stripe’s San Francisco or Seattle office, owning an engineering project end to end and contributing to Stripe’s codebase used by millions of businesses. You will learn from mentors, collaborate with engineers and cross‑functional partners, and demonstrate your ability to communicate clearly, adapt quickly, and deliver

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in high school or graduating before the internship begins.
• Available to work full-time in person for 12 consecutive weeks during May–August 2027; no remote participation.
• Experience programming through independent projects, coursework, open source contributions, a startup, or similar setting.
• Evidence of exceptional technical achievement with demonstrable work.
• Ability to explain your individual contribution, problem, decisions, testing, and what you would improve.
• Experience working with others on a technical project and incorporating feedback from peers, mentors, teachers, users, or collaborators.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar systems through independent research with a mentor or subject matter expert.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Ability to meet employment eligibility, minimum age, and documentation requirements by internship start date.

Responsibilities

• Participate fully in the team you join, including team discussions, decisions, and the technical design process.
• Write, test, and document software intended for production use by Stripe teams and users.
• Give and receive technical feedback through code reviews and design discussions.
• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional partners to seek and incorporate feedback.
• Learn unfamiliar systems through independent research and close work with your manager, mentor, teammates, and subject matter experts.
• Communicate the status of your work clearly, including progress, risks, open questions, and where you need help.
• Use current AI development tools thoughtfully while applying rigorous judgment to review, refine, test, and validate outputs.

Skills

Ruby

Java

JavaScript

Go

Scala

Job description

Stripe, Inc. offers a selective internship for exceptional high school students and recent graduates.

You will work in person for 12 consecutive weeks between May and August, at Stripe’s San Francisco or Seattle office, owning an engineering project end to end and contributing to Stripe’s codebase used by millions of businesses. You will learn from mentors, collaborate with engineers and cross‑functional partners, and demonstrate your ability to communicate clearly, adapt quickly, and deliver