engineering intern

About the Role

Ready to launch your engineering career in tech?

When you join us as an engineering intern, you’ll dive into real projects that impact the future of our products. You’ll work side-by-side with experienced teams, contribute meaningful code, and see how a global tech company builds and scales innovation.

This opportunity is based in Basel, Switzerland, with a hybrid schedule (2–3 days/week onsite). The internship is 6 months long, starting on 1 July 2026 and ending on 31 December 2026.

In Basel we build Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), the industry leader in Experience Management. AEM helps our customers design, manage, and deliver high-quality digital experiences for the world’s biggest brands.

We are having multiple internship projects open in the following areas:

• Backend development (Java and/or NodeJS)
• Frontend development (HTTP, HTML, JavaScript)
• Cloud Engineering
• Data Science
• Machine Learning / AI

What's in it for you?

• Real impact: You’ll work on meaningful engineering projects that contribute directly to Adobe’s products and platforms. Collaborate with experienced teams, solve real challenges, and build skills that matter.
• Unforgettable memories: Our Internship Program is designed to accelerate both personal and professional growth through curated learning sessions, mentorship, and peer networking.
• Authentic culture: At Adobe, you’re encouraged to be yourself. Our values- Create the future, Own the outcome, Raise the bar, and Be genuine- shape a culture where innovation thrives, ownership is celebrated, and authenticity is respected.
• Hybrid Work: At Adobe, we blend the flexibility of working from home with meaningful time together in the office to strengthen our culture and collaboration.

What are we looking for?

• Curiosity and drive: you’re eager to learn, explore new ideas, and contribute to a global, market-leading company.
• Currently enrolled full-time and pursuing a Bachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience required with an expected graduation date in 2027, at a Swiss or EU University.
• Passionate about programming with a good understanding of concepts such as Data Structures, OOP, Algorithms, and Problem Solving.
• Excited to work across data science, AI, and analytics, helping to prepare and explore datasets, experiment with machine learning models, and create insights that support data-driven decisions across products.
• Good understanding of web technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.
• Team collaboration: You enjoy working with others to deliver thoughtful, end-to-end solutions.
• Big picture thinking: You can connect the dots between day-to-day tasks and broader organisational goals.
• Ability to participate in a full-time internship between July-December.

What to expect from the recruitment process?

Our selection process typically consists of three stages as follows:

• 60-minute Online Assessment.
• 90-minute Technical Interview with the team.
• 45-minute Soft-Skills Interview with the Hiring Manager.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

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