Software Engineering Internship

This is a Software Engineering Internship role with Culture Amp based in Melbourne, VIC, AU
== Culture Amp ==

Role Seniority - intern

More about the Software Engineering Internship role at Culture Amp

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work. 

Culture Amp is the world's leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,500 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.

Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world's top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

For more information visit cultureamp.com.

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work

About the opportunity

Join Culture Amp's Melbourne Engineering Internship Program from 24th November 2025 to 20th February 2026

Our 3-month internship program is a fantastic opportunity to gain the skills and experiences you need to kickstart a rewarding journey in software engineering. 

Engineering at Culture Amp is an inclusive practice made up of cross-functional, lightweight agile teams that use AI as a creative partner to amplify their impact. You will be surrounded by talented engineers, learning from others, as well as sharing your knowledge with them. 

Our internship program is all about providing you with growth opportunities, driven by the "3 E's of Development":

• Gain hands-on experience working with a supportive cross-functional team, setting you up for success in your tech career.

• Exposure to talented engineers. Receive guidance from a dedicated onboarding buddy and experienced mentors, helping you navigate the world of Culture Amp and software engineering.

• Expand your technical and core skills through bite-sized learning activities that seamlessly support your hands-on growth.

As an intern on one of our teams, you can expect to:

• Tackle a wide variety of technical problems across our codebases as you build features with support from your team.

• Collaborate with other engineers in your team through pair programming.

• Partner with AI coding agents to collaborate and amplify your development workflow.

• Work with the product managers and designers in your team to understand customer problems and help to develop, refine, and then implement solutions.

• Maintain and support the services your team is responsible for.

About you

This role could be for you if:

• You are currently working toward a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering (or a related STEM field) and expect to complete it within the next year.

• You are self-motivated and can work independently. You take the initiative to ensure you have everything you need to work efficiently and call for support when required.

• You have a growth mindset and you are willing to embrace challenges.

• You are willing to learn to work across the technology stack that Culture Amp uses to develop our products - you are likely to find yourself working with TypeScript, Ruby, Kotlin, and Go but not limited to only these.

• You are excited about the potential of AI to help engineers innovate, and are open to leveraging AI coding tools such as Claude Code.

• You are a proactive and clear communicator. You value empathy and kindness and are able to articulate your ideas and feelings when writing or speaking, and are open to the perspectives others bring.

• You are aligned with our values and demonstrate them through your working practice.

• You are based in Melbourne, Australia. 

Applications close at midnight on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

We believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our success. We're committed to fostering a work environment that truly cares for and develops its people, and creates lasting positive impact. In addition to providing a competitive compensation package, some of the key benefits we offer are: 

• Employee Share Options Program: We empower you to be an owner in Culture Amp and share in our success

• Programs, coaching, and budgets to help you thrive personally and professionally

• Access to external providers for mental wellbeing and coaching support to sustain the wellbeing, safety and development of our people

• Monthly Camper Life Allowance: An automatic allowance paid out each month with your pay - you can spend it however you like to help improve your experience and life outside work

• Team budgets dedicated to team building activities and connection

• Intentional quarterly wellbeing pauses: A quarterly company-wide shutdown day in each region to to collectively pause, reset and focus on restoration and rest, without having to tap into individual vacation time

• Extended year-end breaks: An extended refresh period at the end of year

• Excellent parental leave and in work support program available from day 1 of joining Culture Amp

• 5 Social Impact Days a year to make a positive impact on the community outside of work

• MacBooks for you to do your best & a work from home office budget to spend on setting up your home office

• Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only) 

Additionally, we don't just focus on our internal community; we believe in creating a better world of work for all. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with Employee Resource Groups and ally communities in place. 

We have a strong commitment to Anti-Racism, and endeavor to lead by example. Every step we make as a business towards anti-racism is another step we can take to support our customers in making a better world (of work). You can see our current commitments to Anti-Racism here.

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Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria – unlike majority candidates meeting significantly fewer requirements.

We strongly encourage you to apply if you're interested: we'd love to know how you can amplify our team with your unique experience

If you decide to apply, as part of your application, we will ask you to complete voluntary diversity questions (excluding roles in Germany). These questions are completely optional, but your participation truly helps. By sharing this anonymous information, you support our efforts to build a more inclusive and equitable hiring process—and help us hold ourselves accountable to that commitment. Your responses are entirely confidential and will not impact hiring decisions.

If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodations@cultureamp.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy here or contact privacy@cultureamp.com.

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you'll be learning new things all the time and the Culture Amp team will be there to support your growth.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what's outlined

Key Responsibilities

• Tackling technical problems
• Collaborating through pair programming
• Partnering with AI coding agents

Key Strengths

• Software Engineering
• Self-motivation
• Growth mindset
• AI collaboration
• Communication
• Team collaboration

Why Culture Amp is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that's right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Culture Amp not with Hatch.

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