When does Oracle post internships?

Summer technical internships have opened in late August and early September. Review is rolling, and the number of open roles shrinks noticeably after October.

Can sophomores apply to Oracle internships?

Yes. Oracle posts a Software Engineer Intern role on OCI specifically for students who have just finished their sophomore year at a US university. Its standard technical internships also ask for at least sophomore standing.

What is the Oracle intern interview process?

Most candidates have a recruiter screen, two technical interviews on data structures, algorithms, and often SQL, and a behavioral interview. OCI roles may include a longer final round.

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Oracle internships: when they open and how to apply

Most of Oracle's student engineers come in through its Technical Intern Program, and a large share of the roles sit in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Oracle also posts a software internship reserved for sophomores, which few large tech companies do. Expect its interviews to lean on SQL and databases.

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Internships and programs at Oracle

The early-career programs it runs for students and recent graduates, by the names it uses for them.

Oracle Technical Intern Program: Oracle's main summer program for students in product development: software engineering, user experience, program and project management, product management, and PhD research. Interns work on production systems across OCI, databases, applications, and NetSuite. Each one gets a project supervisor, a peer mentor who is a recent hire, and intern buddies.
Software Engineer Intern, Sophomore (OCI and Cloud Platforms): A software engineering internship on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for students who have just finished their sophomore year. It's open to bachelor's students in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, and similar majors at US universities. Few big tech internships are built for second-year students this explicitly.
Corporate Internships: Internships in finance, sales, marketing, legal, and other business functions. Sales interns get structured training that starts in the classroom and continues on the job. These roles post separately from technical internships.
Oracle Veteran Internship Program: A paid, quarter-long internship for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses, in areas like technology, data, logistics, HR, and sales. Participants get hands-on training, an onboarding guide, and access to Oracle's military community.

When Oracle posts internships

Oracle's summer technical internships have opened in late August and early September, with rolling review. The first several weeks after postings go live matter most; open roles thin out noticeably after October.

New grad roles in Oracle's Global Tech Program recruit on a similar fall schedule. Corporate and sales internships can run on their own timing, so check those listings separately.

Who can apply

Technical internships are for students in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or similar degrees. Postings commonly ask that you've finished at least your sophomore year and expect to graduate six to eighteen months after the internship. Some postings list a 3.0 GPA as preferred, not required.

The sophomore OCI internship is limited to bachelor's students who have just completed their sophomore year at a US university and can get US work authorization.

The interview process

Candidates start with a recruiter screen, then two technical interviews on data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and often SQL or database design. A behavioral interview covers ownership and collaboration.

OCI and Oracle Labs candidates often report a longer final round with several back-to-back interviews. Questions are moderate in difficulty, but you need solid database fundamentals.

Tips for applying to Oracle

Review SQL and database design before interviewing. Oracle leans on them more than most peers, which makes sense for a database company.
Sophomores: search for the OCI sophomore internship by name. Few big-name software internships target second-year students.
Try to get a referral before you apply. With rolling review, a referral helps most at the start of the cycle.

Oracle internship questions

When does Oracle post internships?: Summer technical internships have opened in late August and early September. Review is rolling, and the number of open roles shrinks noticeably after October.
Can sophomores apply to Oracle internships?: Yes. Oracle posts a Software Engineer Intern role on OCI specifically for students who have just finished their sophomore year at a US university. Its standard technical internships also ask for at least sophomore standing.
What is the Oracle intern interview process?: Most candidates have a recruiter screen, two technical interviews on data structures, algorithms, and often SQL, and a behavioral interview. OCI roles may include a longer final round.