To build a bigger, better Wolt, we’re looking for Software Engineering Interns to join us for summer 2025 in Tokyo! 🤩

About the program

The program will last for up to 6 months and we’re quite flexible with the start month — you can join us in March, April or May.

The internship is paid (725 928, 40 JPY/month) and you’ll be assigned to one of our 80+ engineering teams where your existing skills will find their best match in terms of mentorship and tech.

For the internships we prioritise the candidates who are able to continue full-time after the internship period, so this is truly a chance for a career path - today we have numerous members in different product teams who originally started as interns! Every intern will get their own mentor from the chosen team to work closely with and learn from, so there will be plenty of room for sharing knowledge and growing together.

At Wolt we take ownership beyond the obvious, do common things uncommonly well, think big but stay humble, and treat all people equally kind. Curious to learn more? Check out how our engineering organisation and learn all about how we build our products in our Product+ Playbook. If this sounds like a place for you, then make sure to keep on reading as we dive deeper into the program below.

Crafting the path

We have different options available in backend development. Together, we will craft the path for your chosen competence by getting a picture of your skills and preferred technologies during the recruitment process. At the beginning of your Wolt journey, you might find yourself developing our consumer-facing applications, courier, merchant or support services, logistics, core & infrastructure of our platform, fintech, or even new businesses such as Wolt Market.

Still not sure? Hear all about it from Wolt’s Engineering Interns from the previous years - Hannah, who joined us as one of our 2023 interns in our Marketing Tech team, and Hye Soo, who joined us in 2020 as an Engineering Intern in the Courier Onboarding team. 🚀 Or, if you're feeling extra curious, check out what our other interns have been cooking up behind the scenes. And don’t miss our podcast video below 👀

In the backend development we use Kotlin. If this is your language of choice, we will have a team ready for your craft. But please note that while our teams work with a wide variety of technologies, we are committed to providing you with the best mentorship possible. This is why we can only accommodate interns with a background in Kotlin (Backend) for our Tokyo teams. 

We want to welcome people from diverse backgrounds, with an open mindset and eager to build something great together. We hope you are not scared to ask questions, make mistakes and share your learnings and opinions with other people. 💙

Foremost, we are looking for growth potential - good basics in at least one programming language and understanding of good development practices will give you a good kick start. That's why we ask you to prove your skills through our assignment right from the get-go.

As we want to provide long-term career paths, we are prioritizing candidates who are able to continue with us full-time after the internship.

Ideally you’re located in Tokyo or close by to have the possibility to visit the office a couple of times a week, to work as close as possible with your internship mentor and team members that are located in Tokyo. We are, unfortunately, unable to offer relocation or visa support for internships, so you should be eligible for work in Japan for the duration of the program. If you’re offered to stay with us on a permanent basis after the internship, we’ll take care of your work visa if that’s needed.

👀 The process is easy:

1 - Read through the assignment instructions carefully & write some code. And while we all appreciate the wonders of ChatGPT and the like, we’re excited to see your own coding skills in action for this assignment. 

 When you’re ready, put your code (as a zip) into Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive (or similar). Remember to check permissions! If we cannot access the file, we cannot review your code. Please don’t store your solution in a public GitHub repository. 

You can find the assignments here:
Backend: https://github.com/woltapp/backend-internship-2025 

2 - Click “Apply now”, fill in the form, answer a couple of our questions and attach your link to the assignment. If you have a CV, want to tell us more about yourself and your interests in a cover letter, or have some interesting projects that you’d like to share with us, feel free to include those as well.

3 - Send your application!

Please note that the assignment is a mandatory part of the process. Applications without attached solutions won’t be accepted and will be rejected.

The deadline is the 26th of January, Sunday (end of day). We’ll review the assignments and invite successful candidates for interviews, starting mid-February. This is how the recruitment process will look - we do not have the exact dates as the length of the process depends on the number of applications. If you have any questions, you can turn to our Talent Acquisition Partner, Lina Muncyte at lina.muncyte(at)wolt.com. 

Please note that we do not accept applications via email or LinkedIn messages.

FAQ 

How many intern positions are open this year?

We have several spots for backend interns available.

Do I need to be based in Tokyo? Do you offer relocation support?

We have one of our tech hubs in Tokyo and we would need you to be able to work at least partly from the office with your future internship mentor and other team members. This means commuting to the office every now and then for working together and for events. We don’t offer relocation and visa support for this specific program so you should be already in Japan, ideally in the Capital Region, with a valid work permit. If applying to Berlin, Helsinki, Stockholm or Tallinn please do so here.

I can take care of the relocation part myself. Can I still apply?

Unfortunately, we will not consider your application if this is the case.

I want to apply; what happens after I send my application?

If you are selected for the first round of interviews, you will get an invite for the next step within 3 weeks after the application deadline. We will be in touch with each and every candidate who applied regardless of the outcome. The recruitment process includes the preliminary home assignment, technical interview, and a meeting with your possible team lead and mentor. We are aiming to make the decisions during February and this is how the recruitment process will look - we do not have the exact dates as the length of the process depends on the number of applications.

When is the exact deadline for the applications?

The deadline to apply is 26th of January, Sunday, 23:59 in your timezone. However, to avoid additional stress during the application period, our advice is to apply ahead of the deadline and set aside some time to review your assignment solution with a fresh pair of eyes.

I missed the deadline; can I still apply through email?

No, unfortunately not. Please make sure to apply through our recruiting system by the 26th of January (end of day). 

I'm a student/ fresh graduate. Can I apply?

We want to provide long-term career paths so we are looking for candidates who are able to continue with us after the internship full-time. Therefore, we are especially looking for graduated candidates but if you are at the very end of your studies and feel comfortable finishing those while working with us, you are welcome to do so!

I learned coding by myself / I learned coding in a coding school? Can I apply?

Absolutely! We have many career shifters, who are either self-taught or learned coding in a coding school, landing internships at Wolt.

I'm interested in working with Kotlin but I don't have the experience in Kotlin specifically, can I apply using modern Java?

Unfortunately, we will only be considering the applications done in Kotlin.

Can I change my focus at some point and try new things at Wolt in the future?

Definitely! We are mainly looking for backend engineers in this program, as we currently have teams and mentors available for those paths, but we are always open to internal mobility.