Dayforce, a global leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, operates across North America, EMEA, and APJ regions. Our Cloud HCM platform, recognized for its unified database and continuous calculation engine, enhances efficiency, productivity, and compliance for global workforces. We are committed to "Making Work Life Better™" for employees, customers, and partners worldwide.
As an Intern at Dayforce, you’ll gain real-world experience with meaningful responsibilities, access to development programs, and the chance to collaborate globally, bringing new ideas and optimizing processes across multiple business units.
Job Title: Software Developer Intern
Location: Virtual
Duration: 4 Months (January 2026 – April 2026)
Availability: *Full-time availability of 37.5 – 40 hours weekly is required to be eligible for this opportunity.
Benefits for Students:
Experience working for one of the fastest growing Human Capital Management technology companies in the world Access to Dayforce’s development programs and resources
Ability to work with as well as create relationships with members across the globe
Autonomy to bring forth new ideas and optimize existing structures within the organization
Meaningful responsibilities, enabling you to obtain ‘real-world’ experience
Dynamic hands-on exposure to multiple business-units and stakeholders across Dayforce
About the opportunity:
The Software Developer Intern will closely work with developers in the team and will directly report to the Development Manager. Intern will be primarily responsible for contributing to software development activities including development and testing of deliverables throughout the development life cycle. This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing innovator in a technically challenging and rewarding role. By working with a team of software enthusiasts, you will develop deep technical expertise and gain valuable business and industry-related experience.
What you’ll get to do:
Work cross functionally with the development team to build robust, reliable, and scalable solutions.
Develop a great product experience, while leveraging the latest technologies
Work on maintaining and supporting the newly built modules.
Work with other team members to take ownership and responsibility for development tasks and make them happen.
Actively participate in the development of quality products and processes to deliver industry leading cloud based HCM solution.
Investigate, report, and track product failures to resolution.
Identify and escalate issues related to planning and quality.
Design, develop, maintain, and enhance systems and tools for use by development, Test Engineers and QA
Contribute to creation, extension, and communication of test automation best practices.
Perform source code analysis to determine quality gaps and communicate high risk areas.
Assist in assessing product quality and release readiness.
Facilitate creation and execution of automated test suites.
Participating in design and architectural discussions
Help ensure new code moves easily through our deployment pipeline.
Skills and experience we value:
Smart and driven student who is passionate about learning new technologies and building high quality cloud applications
Strong academic performance in courses regarding programming languages, algorithms and data structures, computer organization, and discrete mathematics.
Disciplined self-starter, capable of working independently or in close collaboration within an agile development team
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Strong coding skills in a modern object-oriented language (e.g., C#, Java, C++, Python, Powershell)
Working knowledge of modern web technologies including JavaScript, Dojo, React, Angular, Ember, Backbone, jQuery, HTML, CSS 3, SVG, JSON, etc. from professional or academic projects
Experience with .NET framework
Experience working with any of the following testing tools: Selenium, FitNesse, or SpecFlow
Working knowledge of modern relational databases architecture and SQL language through professional or academic projects
Have a passion for solving hard problems and know how to have fun!
What would really make you stand out:
Experience applying design patterns, writing unit tests, and optimizing performance in application-level TypeScript/JavaScript.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps CI/CD).
Knowledge of microservices architecture (WebAPI, REST, JSON).
Experience writing automation tests or contributing to test suites.
Exposure to SaaS Enterprise Software development practices.
Proficiency in using Visual Studio as an IDE.
What’s in it for you
Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.
We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.
Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.
With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.
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