Software Engineer Intern

Are you interested in making a world of difference in cancer care?

Cancer strikes more than 10 million people worldwide each year. As the leading medical society representing doctors who care for people with cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality care.

Internship Overview:

ASCO is a flexible, high-performance membership organization where employees collaborate to support our mission through evidence, care, and impact. Together with Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, we foster a culture that prioritizes customer-centricity, emphasizes teamwork, and commits to quality. Our culture, ASCO Works – Our Way of Working, has long enabled workplace flexibility and embraced technology to help us achieve balance.

This is an Alexandria, VA based internship. To learn what it’s like to work at ASCO, click here.

Who we are looking for:

ASCO’s Information Technology Department is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to collaborate within a fast-paced, agile environment and gain knowledge of Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure services and environments, and the skills required to create solutions in these environments.

Don't miss this chance to make a meaningful contribution working with staff and other interns in IT to create repeatable, secure, standardized cloud-based development environments for use by ASCO software engineers.

Internship activities include:

• Collaborate with ASCO software architects on creating an ergonomic software development environment
• Work with Cloud Infrastructure team on tracking and controlling software development costs
• Learn and contribute to ASCO’s larger software development process, including agile ceremonies, code reviews, ticket grooming, daily standup and similar
• Use git, GitHub, and GitHub Copilot, and Terraform in daily duties; and to enhance skills in the standard tools of modern software development
• Collaborate with Data Product Engineers on a data set for daily use in software development

Required qualifications:

- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate BA/BS degree program, or graduate program, or recently graduated from a 4-year degree program.
*Candidates must be at least a junior or entering their junior year of college at the start of the internship.*
- Familiarity with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and/or Microsoft Azure
- Experience writing software, preferably Python
- Familiarity with git, bonus for GitHub
- Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (365 preferred)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with flexibility to adapt to changing needs
- Solid organizational and time management skills and attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills and professionalism
- Willingness to enhance skills

Duration:
10 weeks during the summer – June 8, 2026 to August 14, 2026. This internship is 37.5 hours per week.

Compensation:
This summer internship position is paid at a rate of $20/hour for actual hours worked. Additionally, ASCO will provide parking or a metro subsidy.

Location:
This internship is based in Alexandria, VA and will require working onsite the majority of the time with some offsite work flexibility. Candidates should reside in the D.C. metro area or be able to relocate at their own expense. If you are not able to work at ASCO Headquarters, please do not apply.

ADA/Physical Requirements

Extended periods seated or standing at a desk

High use of computer and other office technology equipment

*To apply for this internship, please submit your application online.*

Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. The job posting will remain active throughout the candidate application evaluation process.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, and religion.