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Specialisterne USA
North America

Software Engineer Intern - Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative

Dallas, TX, USA
2026-08-20

Role Description

Specialisterne’s Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative with Goldman Sachs is available to applicants who: * Self-identify with the following neurodivergent labels or identities: * Autism (including Asperger’s and PDD-NOS) * Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) * Learning Disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia) * Intellectual Disability * Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) * Tourette Syndrome * Have experienced barriers to finding and/or maintaining employment related to their neurodivergence * Are open to receiving workplace support from Specialisterne Learn more about who’s eligible for Specialisterne’s Neurodiversity Hiring program and how the process works here: https://us.specialisterne.com/how-it-works/ Candidates must be willing to submit to and successfully pass a comprehensive pre-employment background check, including but not limited to: * Employment Verification: Verification of every job, internship, or contract to verify exact start/end dates, job titles, and reason for departure * Education Verification: Confirmation of degrees earned, major, enrollment dates, graduation dates, and requesting official transcripts to verify claimed GPAs. * Criminal History \& Fingerprinting: Deep searches across local, county, state, federal, and international databases, usually looking back 7–10 years * Credit \& Financial Checks: Comprehensive review of credit history, debt levels, bankruptcies, outstanding judgments, and late payments **Summary** * Organization: Goldman Sachs * Job Title: Software Engineer Intern * Location: 2001 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201 (Candidates should be currently located within commutable distance to the role location) Employment Terms: * This role is an 9-week internship with the opportunity to transition to full-time * Internship and full-time employment are both fully in-office * Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm * Overtime: Some weekends may be required, depending on maintenance cycle * Estimated Salary: $90,000/year * Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future Essential Tasks - In this job, you will: * Solve complex problems at scale and develop high-performance quality applications with a global user base * Build and deploy modern data management tools to curate key client reference data sets, models and workflows * Evaluate, select and acquire new internal or external data sets that contribute to business decision making * Engineer data processing pipelines while identifying areas for process automation and improving efficiency * Partner with data platform teams to adopt cloud-based processing pipelines and data distribution * Drive strategic initiatives and delivery of key programs of work across the Client Data or Vendor Data department and the broader division General Skills and Abilities - In this job you will demonstrate: * The ability and willingness to learn new technical skills * The ability to be an independent thinker and a desire to take on challenges * The ability to stay business focused and push for quantifiable commercial impact * The ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and communicate complex ideas in a simple manner * A strong work ethic with a sense of ownership and urgency * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Digital/Technical Skills - In this job you will demonstrate: * Intermediate programming skills using Java, Python, React, or SQL * Basic data modeling skills using Excel or similar tools (such as column labeling and adjusting data to represent data in a user-friendly way that is easily consumed) * Basic version control skills in Git Education/Knowledge - In this job you need to have: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline * Basic knowledge of working with complex business processes, data flows and consuming large amounts of data is nice to have but not required * Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure is nice to have but not required Experience - In this job you need to have: * Experience (professional, personal, or academic) with any of the following is nice to have but not required: + Working on a project using AGILE methodology + Working with others via code reviews + Testing frameworks + AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code Social Interaction - The following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job successfully: * Oral communication: Daily * Email communication: Daily * Instant messaging: Hourly to Daily * Video communication: Daily (Camera is optional) * Interacting with supervisors: Weekly * Interacting with peers: Daily Job Stressors - Employees sometimes find the following stressful about this job: * Working on projects with tight timelines * Projects will require creative problem-solving and troubleshooting that may involve working through frequent hurdles or roadblocks * Recognizing the correct point to stop unproductive efforts and ask for help or escalate issues when encountering roadblocks * The need to rapidly pivot between changing tasks/assignments can be challenging Job Motivators - Employees tend to find the following motivating or rewarding: * Working in a fun and collaborative team-oriented environment * The opportunity to take on new challenges on a regular basis and not get stuck in repetitive tasks * New opportunities for problem solving and learning new technologies * Learning how technology unlocks commercial opportunities Candidate Assessment - To be considered for this role, compatible applicants: * Will complete a Candidate Profile and meet 1:1 with Specialisterne * Will complete HackerRank and/or CoderPad technical assessments * Will be invited to participate in a Structured Interview with the hiring manager(s) Workplace Support * Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job * All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist throughout the duration of the internship * Beware of scams and fraudulent job postings. Specialisterne only accepts applications through our careers page at https://specialisterne.applytojob.com/apply** Powered by JazzHR gOkVN8zGTL

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