Software Engineer Intern

About this internship

Zeta is hiring a Software Engineer Intern to join its engineering teams in Bengaluru and help build next-generation banking and payments technology used by banks and fintechs around the world. As a Software Engineer Intern, you will work with experienced engineers on designing and building advanced frameworks and systems across backend services, platform components and mobile or web applications. Depending on the team, you may work on processing platforms, card issuance, digital credit programs, payment apps or the tooling that supports Zeta's cloud-native banking stack, integrating with external data sources and APIs along the way. This is a hands-on opportunity to learn how modern, high-scale financial systems are engineered, with strong emphasis on reliability, security and correctness, since the software you contribute to ultimately powers real money movement for millions of users. You will sharpen skills in languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin or JavaScript, work with databases, REST APIs, distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, and adopt rigorous engineering practices including testing, code review and CI/CD. Zeta's Bengaluru engineering culture is fast-paced, ownership-driven and intellectually demanding, giving interns real, meaningful problems rather than peripheral tasks. If you are a student or early-career engineer fascinated by fintech, distributed systems and building software at scale, this internship at Zeta in Bengaluru is a great way to grow your craft and learn from a world-class team. Apply now through the official Zeta careers page to explore current Software Engineer Intern and early-career openings.

Skills you'll use

What you'll do

• Design and build frameworks and features for Zeta's banking and payments platform
• Work with external data sources and APIs to integrate systems
• Write clean, well-tested and reliable code under engineering guidance
• Participate in code reviews and follow rigorous engineering practices
• Debug and resolve issues across backend, platform or app layers
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and designers

Who can apply

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and OOP
• Familiarity with a language such as Java, Python, Kotlin or JavaScript
• Understanding of databases, REST APIs and version control
• Interest in fintech, payments and distributed systems
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities

Perks & benefits

About Zeta

Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company that builds modern, cloud-native infrastructure to help banks and fintechs launch and scale digital financial products. Founded in 2015 by Bhavin Turakhia and Ramki Gaddipati, Zeta provides a full-stack, API-first platform spanning card processing and issuance, core banking, digital credit, prepaid and payment solutions, and the compliance and regulatory tooling that surrounds them. Its technology enables financial institutions to move away from legacy systems and rapidly build modern, embeddable banking experiences. Zeta's platform powers tens of millions of cards across multiple countries and supports a range of high-profile implementations, including HDFC Bank's PayZapp payment app and the Pixel digital-native credit card, as well as offerings such as the Pluxee employee benefits platform and credit products like Sparrow. The company describes its mission as "rethinking payments from core to the edge," democratizing financial services through technology. Zeta operates internationally with a significant engineering and operations presence in India, including Bengaluru, alongside teams in other locations such as the United States, and employs roughly seventeen hundred people working on its products. As a fintech and banking-technology company, Zeta's engineering challenges centre on building secure, reliable, high-throughput distributed systems that handle sensitive financial transactions at scale, with strong requirements around correctness, availability, security and regulatory compliance. Engineers at Zeta work across backend services, processing platforms, mobile and web applications, data systems and cloud infrastructure using modern languages and tooling. The company runs structured early-career and internship programs, including a summer internship for Software Engineer interns, and manages its recruitment through its official careers portal as well as a dedicated Greenhouse-based internship board, offering opportunities for students and graduates to work on real-world fintech systems in Bengaluru.

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