Software Engineer Intern — Real Impact, Hybrid, 10 Weeks

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship (10 weeks) per Graing

Networking events

Professional development

Job summary

Grainger’s Technology Group (GTG) internship in downtown Chicago offers a 10-week, paid experience where you’ll contribute to software across product engineering, cybersecurity, AI-enabled workflows, and more. You’ll learn modern tech stacks, gain hands-on experience, and present outcomes to senior leaders.

This role suits students pursuing CS/CE/SWE with a passion for problem solving and collaboration. You’ll work in a hybrid setting with mentorship, networking, and professional development

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, SWE, IS, or related field, with graduation between Dec 2027 and Jun 2028.
• Experience with at least one programming language and ability to learn new languages/frameworks.
• Evidence of curiosity and self‑directed learning such as projects, internships, or open‑source work.
• Interest in product‑minded engineering and understanding user needs.
• AI tool literacy and ability to validate generated output, not rely blindly on it.
• Strong collaboration, communication, adaptability, and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, development, testing, and delivery of software supporting Grainger's customers and operations.
• Collaborate with teams to implement features, fix defects, and participate in code reviews.
• Gain hands‑on experience with Agile, CI/CD, testing, and secure‑by‑design practices.
• Work with product managers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders to understand user needs and business context.
• Explore AI-enabled tools to prototype and increase delivery speed while validating outputs.
• Present work and learnings to technology leaders at internship end.

Skills

Programming language experience

Curiosity & self-learning

AI tool literacy

Collaboration & communication

Product-minded engineering

Education

Pursuing CS/CE/SWE/IS degree

Tools

Git version control

CI/CD

Agile practices

Job description

Grainger’s Technology Group (GTG) internship in downtown Chicago offers a 10-week, paid experience where you’ll contribute to software across product engineering, cybersecurity, AI-enabled workflows, and more. You’ll learn modern tech stacks, gain hands-on experience, and present outcomes to senior leaders.

This role suits students pursuing CS/CE/SWE with a passion for problem solving and collaboration. You’ll work in a hybrid setting with mentorship, networking, and professional development