Internship Java Developer for George (all humans)

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.

Over 10 million people across Europe organize their personal finances with George. Where design meets technology, George stands out on an open platform. We invite you to develop this platform with us into the next dimension. We achieve this by empowering people to understand, manage and, last but not least, enjoy one of their most personal things: their money. Join us in our agile environment and make banking simple, intelligent and personal again!

Department Description:

As an intern in our George Empower team, you won’t be fetching coffee — you’ll be writing code that matters. Your mission will be to help us build and maintain the backend services that power George. We focus on clean code, scalable architecture, and seamless integration—working closely with designers, analysts, and QA to deliver features that matter to millions of users.

What to do:

• Collaborate with experienced engineers to build and maintain Java-based backend services

• Contribute to the development of microservices and APIs that power George

• Participate in agile ceremonies and learn how real-world software development works

• Write clean, testable, and efficient code using modern Java frameworks

• Explore technologies like Spring Boot, Docker, Git, and CI/CD pipelines

You check these boxes:

• Ongoing studies in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• First experiences with Java and object-oriented programming

• Curiosity about backend development and distributed systems

• A proactive mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

• Fluent English skills

Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste

• Great learning curve through ownership and creative freedom

• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic

• Good food: Healthy nutrition and good food are important for our quality of life. With seven restaurants and cafeterias, there’s something to suit every taste on the Erste Campus

• Health Centre – The Erste Campus operates a fully equipped health centre that offers all employees a high standard of medical services during working hours.

• New way of work: With our flexible working hours model we want to make your life less complicated. Combing the best of both worlds, remote and company time.

• Discover all our benefits of Erste group here - Thanks to our corporate benefits partners, you can also receive a whole bunch of discounts in different areas.

• We offer you a varied part-time internship position (20-30h/week) for 12 months. An internship salary of 3175,00€ for Bachelor Students or 3300,00€ for Master Students (gross per month on a full-time basis) is offered.

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.