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Getting an internship in this market is tough right now but here’s some advice I’ve curated from different sources.

• Use LinkedIn the right way. Copy paste this exact search: “software AND (intern OR internship) AND (2025 OR 2024) AND summer NOT senior NOT staff NOT principal NOT manager”
  • This filters out senior jobs that LinkedIn mixes in. Set this as a job alert. Apply within 24 hours to new posts.
• Look at these internship lists: github.com/Ouckah/Summer2025-Internships thefreshdev.com/internships
  • Don’t just spam apply instead:
    • Check for companies hiring freshmen/sophomores. Most want juniors but some like Capital One and Palantir take younger students. Focus on those.
    • Go to every company event at your school. Even the boring ones. A friend went to a random tech talk. Talked to an engineer after. Got his email. He referred him.
    • Ask older CS students where they interned. Get tips from past interns on what they look for.
    • Look up NSF REU programs. It’s research work but pays well. They care more about interest than experience.
    • Cold email engineers but be specific. Build a small app similar to their product. Email 15 engineers about it. Some might respond and some might refer you.
• Track your applications in a spreadsheet. It’s a numbers game but targeted applications work better than mass applying.

Good luck with the search! If anyone has any other tips please share them in the comments 🙂

Getting an internship in this market is tough right now but here’s some advice I’ve curated from different sources.

• Use LinkedIn the right way. Copy paste this exact search: “software AND (intern OR internship) AND (2025 OR 2024) AND summer NOT senior NOT staff NOT principal NOT manager”
  • This filters out senior jobs that LinkedIn mixes in. Set this as a job alert. Apply within 24 hours to new posts.
• Look at these internship lists: github.com/Ouckah/Summer2025-Internships thefreshdev.com/internships
  • Don’t just spam apply instead:
    • Check for companies hiring freshmen/sophomores. Most want juniors but some like Capital One and Palantir take younger students. Focus on those.
    • Go to every company event at your school. Even the boring ones. A friend went to a random tech talk. Talked to an engineer after. Got his email. He referred him.
    • Ask older CS students where they interned. Get tips from past interns on what they look for.
    • Look up NSF REU programs. It’s research work but pays well. They care more about interest than experience.
    • Cold email engineers but be specific. Build a small app similar to their product. Email 15 engineers about it. Some might respond and some might refer you.
• Track your applications in a spreadsheet. It’s a numbers game but targeted applications work better than mass applying.

Good luck with the search! If anyone has any other tips please share them in the comments 🙂