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Intern – Software Engineering (Emirati National)

Custom Software Engineering New Associate | Early Career | Full time
Job No. R00308607 | Dubai
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Program Overview

This internship is designed for UAE Nationals to build core software engineering skills in a client‑delivery environment. You will gain hands‑on experience through future‑ready trainings, live project assignments, and a dedicated mentor and buddy model, with mid‑term checkpoints and a final showcase. High‑performing interns may receive pre‑placement offers for New Associate roles.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and test applications: Contribute to design, development, unit testing, and documentation under guidance from senior engineers.

  • Solve real client problems: Translate functional requirements into clean, maintainable code; participate in code reviews and defect resolution.

  • Adopt engineering best practices: Follow Agile ceremonies, version control workflows, and DevSecOps practices across environments.

  • Collaborate cross‑functionally: Work with analysts, QA, and Cloud/Platform teams to deliver increments that meet acceptance criteria.

  • Continuously learn: Complete structured learning sprints and apply modern engineering patterns and cloud services in project tasks.

  • Demonstrate growth: Present outcomes in the mid‑term checkpoint and final capstone/demo.

    Basic Qualifications

    • UAE National (Emirati) with a valid Family Book.

    • Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM field.

    • Foundational programming proficiency in at least one of: Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript.

    • Understanding of software engineering fundamentals (data structures, OOP, algorithms), web or API basics, and databases/SQL.

    • Effective communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills; strong learning agility.

    What We Offer

    • A structured internship with curated learning paths, classroom/VILT sessions, and on‑the‑job development, supported by assigned mentor and buddy.

    • Mid‑term feedback, a final presentation, and consideration for a conversion to New Associate (ML13) upon successful completion and business need.

    • Exposure to priority capability areas and UAE university cohorts targeted in the ME Internship Program.

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