Global Cybersecurity Intern: AI-Driven Systems

McDonald's; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Job summary

McDonald’s is seeking a Software Engineering intern at our global headquarters in Downtown Chicago for a 10‑week program (June 7, 2027 - August 13, 2027). You will work full‑time with a team focused on frontend, backend, or restaurant technology, gaining hands‑on experience across the product lifecycle.

You must be authorized to work in the U.S. and be pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 graduation.

Qualifications

• Student pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 graduation date.
• Pursuing a CS/Engineering or other technology‑related degree.
• Proficiency in leveraging AI to solve engineering and non‑engineering problems.
• Involvement in campus organizations or tech roles; leadership is a plus.
• Programming in Java, Python, C++, or C# with OO design.
• Experience with optimization mathematics (linear/nonlinear).
• Strong analytical skills with data and trend analysis.
• Strong communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Commitment to an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate, design, and bring innovative products to market.
• Design and build technologies in a distributed computing environment and lead changes.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems at scale.
• Build scalable, fault‑tolerant distributed storage, index, and query systems.
• Design and code right solutions from defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment delivering high‑quality software.
• Play a pivotal role in developing product features end‑to‑end.
• Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain software to improve performance, durability, cost, and security.
• Work in a startup‑like environment on meaningful priorities.

Skills

AI proficiency

Campus leadership

Programming languages

Optimization

Analytics

Communication

Inclusiveness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in progress with Fall 2027/Spring 2028 graduation

CS/Engineering/Tech-related degree

Job description

McDonald’s is seeking a Software Engineering intern at our global headquarters in Downtown Chicago for a 10‑week program (June 7, 2027 - August 13, 2027). You will work full‑time with a team focused on frontend, backend, or restaurant technology, gaining hands‑on experience across the product lifecycle.

You must be authorized to work in the U.S. and be pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 graduation.