What you'll do
Your HSBC journey will be built upon - and thrive with - your skills.
We know how important it is to have the right skills, both for your future and ours. By building this skillset now, we’ll help you develop the agility to keep learning new skills throughout your career.
Over eight to ten weeks, you’ll get to:
- Work with supportive and diverse teams on a real business problem that involves developing, maintaining and optimizing HSBC’s technological infrastructure
- Draw on the knowledge and experience of seasoned Engineers to help you prepare for future opportunities
- After the internship, you’ll have the possibility to transition to our two-year Engineering Graduate Programme
Who you are
We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, particularly those with a passion for technology.
It takes a broad range of skills to be successful at HSBC. We're looking forward to seeing the mix of skills you’ve learned so far, and hearing about the unique perspective that you’ll bring to our teams. We’ll help you learn everything else.
To join us on this programme, you’ll need to be:
- Intellectually curious and constantly looking for new ways to hone your skills
- Eager to contribute and take responsibility for your work and outcomes
- A natural collaborator, who’s always happy to speak up, enjoys building relationships and sharing ideas
- A strong analytical thinker, with a solid base of tech skills that you’re keen to apply to real-world situations
- Communicative and resilient, making changes in your stride and quickly adapting to new situations
What you'll learn
We’ll help you develop the technical skills most relevant to your role. We’ll also provide plenty of opportunities to advance your non-technical skills, like communication and collaboration, that will help you move your career forward successfully.
During your time on the programme, you’ll:
- Discover what it takes to become a skilled engineer as you learn the basics of programming, data infrastructures, debugging and code readability
- Gain experience in release management, UI implementation, object-oriented programming, responsive design and cross-platform development
- Have plenty of other opportunities to develop your skills, and people to support you along the way, ensuring that you’re well prepared for the future
Virtual work experience
Try our virtual work experience in Digital Business Services. You’ll get a feel for the type of work this business area undertakes, the activities you could be involved in and the skills you would develop on the programme.
- For: Penultimate year students
- Duration: 8-12 weeks
- Areas: Engineering
- Start date: March 2025 onwards
Xi'an - Engineering
Requirements:
- Available to work full time for 3 months commencing June 2025
- Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026
- Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA if you are studying in mainland China or a 2:1 or equivalent Degree if you are studying outside of mainland China (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate)
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
- Legally permitted to work in mainland China
Additional information:
We encourage you to apply early as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy before its closing date if all roles are filled.
- Start date: June 2025 onwards
Xi'an - Engineering
Requirements:
- Available to work full time for 3 months commencing March 2025
- Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026
- Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA if you are studying in mainland China or a 2:1 or equivalent Degree if you are studying outside of mainland China (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate)
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
- Legally permitted to work in mainland China
Additional information:
We encourage you to apply early as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy before its closing date if all roles are filled.
- Start date: March 2025 onwards
Guangzhou - Engineering
Requirements:
- Available to work full time for 3 months commencing June 2025
- Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026
- Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA if you are studying in mainland China or a 2:1 or equivalent Degree if you are studying outside of mainland China (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate)
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
- Legally permitted to work in mainland China
Additional information:
We encourage you to apply early as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy before its closing date if all roles are filled.
- Start date: June 2025 onwards
Guangzhou - Engineering
Requirements:
- Available to work full time for 3 months commencing March 2025
- Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026
- Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA if you are studying in mainland China or a 2:1 or equivalent Degree if you are studying outside of mainland China (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate)
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
- Legally permitted to work in mainland China
Additional information:
We encourage you to apply early as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy before its closing date if all roles are filled.
- Start date: March 2025 onwards