Getting into the tech industry can be challenging, especially for non-traditional students who lack work experience. Unlike college students who often have access to internships, non-traditional students face difficulties in obtaining relevant experience. However, there are various ways to gain valuable experience in the tech field.

In addition to working on personal projects or starting a software business, internships, apprenticeships, and joining established organizations offer structured approaches to gaining experience. It’s important to note that there are diverse paths available, catering to the specific needs and preferences of individuals.

If you’re interested in a more structured approach, we’ve compiled a list of opportunities that provide valuable experience, regardless of whether or not you have a college degree. This list will be regularly updated throughout the year, so be sure to bookmark or join our newsletter to stay informed about new opportunities.

By exploring these options, you can overcome the challenge of limited work experience and pave your way into the tech industry. Remember, rejection is a normal part of the process, and each experience serves as a valuable learning opportunity. Keep pushing forward!

Apprenti

Apprenti creates alternative pathways to access diverse tech talent. They provide training and on the job experience with their hiring partners.

Tips for success: Apprenti Applicant Video Guide

Coding it Forward

The Coding it Forward Fellowship empowers early-career technologists to innovate in local, state, and federal government offices across the United States. Fellows tackle high-impact work in one of five areas of practice: cybersecurity, data, design, product, or software engineering.

  • Stipend – $20/hour for undergraduate and bootcamp Fellows ; $25/hour for graduate students
  • Location: Remote – US
  • Length:  10 weeks
  • Applications will open on October 15th

Figma

Figma is a design platform for teams who build products together. Their vision is to make design accessible to all because we know that nothing great is made alone.

Tips for success: Figma Early Career Week: Stand out and get hired by Figma

IBM (closed)

At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you’re searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you.

Ideate Labs Entry Level UX Design & UX Research Apprenticeship Program (closed)

Every year, Ideate Labs sponsors 2 UX apprentices to join our 4-Month Live UX cohort that takes place in the fall and spring seasons. Our UX apprentices join our cohort and work through the end-to-end UX design and UX research process for a startup idea of their choice that will help them attract hiring managers in that topic space or industry.

  • Location: Remote-US/Hybrid

Information Technology Opportunities at WK Kellogg Co

At WK Kellogg Co, we exist to create joy and connection to inspire Gr-r-reat days. We believe that doing good is always good for business and we have stood for this since Kellogg Company was founded more than 118 years ago. We are passionate about doing our part to make nutritious foods, create social connectivity and respect natural resources. Together, these actions create positive progress for people and the planet – today and for years to come. We have big plans for how we are going to accomplish this, and we would love for you to join us in this effort.

  • Location: Battle Creek, MI (Hybrid)
  • Length: 5-10 hours of work per week

IT Systems Intern (2025) at Newforma

Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering, construction, and owner/operator (AECO) organizations worldwide

  • Location: Manchester, NH

**Please note this role is for February 2025.

Mobile Application Developer at TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions.

  • Location: Remote – Virginia/Georgia

Roblox’s

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

Tips for success: How I got a Roblox software engineering internship | Timeline and Tips! by Mina Ryumae

Sandhills Global (new)

Sandhills Global is an information processing company that connects brands to buyers and sellers in different industries

Systems and Infrastructure Engineer III at Walmart (closed)

Walmart is where you’ll find inspiration, entertainment and innovation from Walmart and Sam’s Club associates around the world.

  • Location: BENTONVILLE, AR

Talent for Good

Talent for Good (TFG) is Cloud for Good’s paid apprenticeship program. The program provides full-time employment for career-starters and career-changers looking to build a Salesforce career and includes relevant training and certification preparation, on-the-job experience with clients, and on-going mentorship.

  • Stipend:  $50,000 salary during the initial training phase. $60,000 upon successful completion of training
  • Location: Remote
  • Length: 3 months

UX Designer at CoEnterprise (new)

CoEnterprise is an award-winning B2B software and professional services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2010, CoEnterprise delivers Supply Chain and Business Analytics solutions and services that transform how companies connect and do business.

  • Location: Remote-US

UI/UX Designer at SignerX.com

ApproveMe.com is a 5+ year old startup in the legal tech space. Our current product WP Esign transforms a WordPress powered website into a legally binding, court recognized document signing application… The available positions below are for our SaaS/cloud-hosted platform and NOT our WordPress plugin.

  • Stipend: $15 – $30 /hour
  • Location: Mesa, United States

UI/UX Design Intern at Walter P Moore (new)

Walter P Moore is an international company of consultants, architects, engineers, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructural challenges. 

  • Location: Houston, TX

2024 Fellows Program (closed)

The Fellows Program is an intensive career accelerator for Black and Latinx college and graduate-level computer science students.

  • Location: San Francisco, CA / Remote, US
  • Length: 9 weeks
  • Application is now open

Accenture’s Entry Level Apprenticeship Program (closed)

The program provides mentorship, formal learning, on-the-job training, and on-going coaching to help build skills with the opportunity to advance into a career with Accenture.

This is for candidates without either a US 4-year college degree or a foreign degree that is equivalent from an education and skills perspective who are curious, creative, detail oriented and collaborative. This program requires you to be in person at your local office.

  • Locations and stipends:
    • California: $23.44 – $36.06
    • Colorado: $23.44 – $31.25
    • New York: $21.74 – $36.06
    • Washington: $24.96 – $33.18

Tips for success: The Accenture recruitment process by Accenture

Adobe Digital Academy (closed)

Committed to building a diverse workforce, the Adobe Digital Academy offers nontraditional candidates the education and potential hands-on experience necessary to launch successful careers in user experience design, data science, software engineering, and digital marketing. This program, a collaboration between General Assembly and Adobe, is deeply rooted in the growth mindset philosophy, emphasizing the importance of strategic learning, problem-solving, and continuous practice. 

Applications open on  September 23, 2024. Applications due is on October 9, 2024

AnitaB.org Apprenticeship Pathway Program (closed)

The AnitaB.org Apprenticeship Pathway Program (APP) increases the representation of Black, Latino, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, women, and nonbinary people in the tech industry.

  • Stipend: $40 per hour
  • Length: 9 months
  • Location: Mountain View Headquarters or San Diego office
  • Applications close on July 28, 2024

Allstate Apprentice Program – Technology (closed)

Allstate has been protecting families and their belongings for over 90 years. As the Good Hands company, we offer affordable, simple and connected coverage to our customers. Today, were expanding our product offerings to continue our mission of protecting people from life’s uncertainties.

  • Stipend: $25-$30 hourly
  • Location: Remote (Home Based Worker)
  • Length: 24 months
  • Start date is August 2024

Apprentice Engineer at Pinterest (closed)

Pinterest’s mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love – and that includes our employees. They empower team to take on the most inspiring challenges of their working lives.

  • Stipend: $8,100 – $9,500 monthly
  • Location: San Francisco, CA / Remote, US
  • Length: 3 months
  • Applications will close on Monday, January 29 
  • Start date will be May 6, 2024

Tips for success: Launching your career as an apprentice engineer at Pinterest by Alberto Carreras Carrasco

AsanaUP Software Engineer Apprentice (closed)

Asana is a work management platform that helps organizations coordinate work and collaborate to achieve their biggest goals together.

  • Stipend: $64.75 per hour
  • Location: San Francisco
  • Length: 6 months

Collab Lab (closed)

The Collab Lab increases access to web development jobs for early-career developers and, in particular, people in under-represented groups in tech by providing experiential skills training in software team collaboration and career management.

  • Length: 40 hours per developer (5 hours/week over 8 weeks)
  • Applications start July 21 – 28, 2024

Tips for success: Tips on applying to the Collab Lab in 2023 by Shangguan Wang

Co-op Software Engineer at Curriculum Associates (closed)

At Curriculum Associates (CA), they believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making their products better for teachers and students.

  • Stipend: $35 per hour
  • Location: Remote – US
  • Length: 6 months

Engineering Apprentice, Connect Program at Airbnb (closed)

to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

  • Stipend: $42/Hour
  • Length: 6 months
  • Applications open until February 20 at 8am PST
  • Program is on April 22, 2024 – November 1, 2024

Entry Level Software Developer at Cook System (closed)

Ready to elevate your career? Cook Systems, a certified veteran-owned IT consulting firm, has been transforming businesses and careers since 1990. Whether you’re aiming to work with a Fortune 500 company or a small business, we’ve got you covered. 

  • Length: 6 months
  • Applications open until September 3 PST

Entry-level Software Developer at Reynolds and Reynolds (closed)

Founded in Dayton, Ohio in 1866, Reynolds and Reynolds is a leading provider of automobile dealership software, services, and forms to help dealerships deliver better results and transform the customer experience.

Google Summer of Code (closed)

Google Summer of Code is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development. GSoC Contributors work with an open source organization on a 12+ week programming project under the guidance of mentors.

  • Stipend: $3000 – $6600
  • Length: 6 months
  • Applications open from March 18th to April 2

Tips for success: Advice for People Applying for GSoC by GSoC

HubSpot Software Engineer Internship & Co-op Program (USA) (closed)

  • Stipend: $50.00 per hour
  • Location: Remote – USA
  • Length:
    • Spring Co-ops – Must be available to work full time for the duration of their required co-op (Start date: January 2025 and conclude in either April, May or July depending on end date selected)
    • Summer Internships – Must be available to work full time from June – August 2025 to apply.

iOS Engineer Apprentice at Fetch (closed)

  • Stipend: $40 per hour 
  • Length: 3 months
  • Location: United States (Remote)

Junior Application Programmer at EarnIn (closed)

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck.

  • Stipend – $101,000 – $127,000 per year
  • Location: Remote – US

LinkedIn’s REACH Apprenticeship Program (closed)

REACH is a technical apprenticeship program at LinkedIn that bridges the opportunity gap for individuals with non-traditional backgrounds.

Application starts March 1 ends on March 6.

Meta’s Next Up Talent Program (closed)

NeXt Up is a year long program where hungry, curious creative professionals apprentice across disciplines within Creative X, Meta’s internal creative agency.

  • Location: New York City
  • Length: 12-month program, working 40 hours per week, with at least three days in-person
  • Application deadline: October 1, 2024

Microsoft Leap (closed)

Microsoft Leap’s mission is to recruit, develop, and upskill unconventional talent for employability into the technology industry worldwide.

Tips for success: Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship: SWE Application and Interview Process

Niantic’s Bootcamp and Apprenticeship program (closed)

Niantic’s believe they can use technology to lean into the ‘reality’ of augmented reality — encouraging everyone to get outside and connect with the world around us. It’s their responsibility to consider user privacy, responsible use, inclusive development processes, and AR’s potential impact on the world now, not after the fact.

Voyager Bootcamp Program

  • Stipend: $3,000/month for the 3 months of the bootcamp
  • Location: Virtual
  • Length: 12 weeks
  • Application deadline is on May 13, 2024.
  • Bootcamp begins July 2024

Apprenticeship program

  • Location:  San Francisco, Seattle or Sunnyvale offices
  • Program is in October 2024 – April 2025

Outreachy (closed)

Outreachy offers internships in open source for individuals who face systemic bias and are affected by underrepresentation in the tech industry in their respective locations.

  • Stipend: $7,000 USD total
  • Location: Remote
  • Length: 3 months
  • Applications open mid January 2024

Tips for success:

Pinterest Apprenticeship Program (closed)

The Pinterest Apprenticeship Program is an opportunity for candidates from non-traditional backgrounds and those who face barriers of entry into the tech industry to experience engineering, product management, design and research at Pinterest. Apprenticeships are up to one year long with the opportunity to be considered for conversion to a full-time role.

Tips for success:

Product Design Apprentice at Asana (closed)

Asana is a work management platform that helps organizations coordinate work and collaborate to achieve their biggest goals together.

  • Stipend: $57.50 per hour
  • Location: San Francisco
  • Length: 6 months

Shopify’s Apprentice Product Manager program (closed)

During their 12-month APM program, you’ll gain the skills you need to become a product manager, while working alongside some of the best in the business.

  • No academic requirements
  • No previous experience is needed, but you must have less than one year of experience as a full time Product Manager
  • Must be eligible to work in the US and Canada and will reside in North America for the duration of the program

Tips for success:

Shopify’s Backend and Frontend Engineering Internships (closed)

  • Open to current students, recent graduates, career switchers, and bootcamp graduates – basically anyone with less than 2 years of work experience in the craft! 
  • 4-month Fall internships from September 3rd – December 20th
  • Must be able to commute to the Shopify Toronto
  • Applications are due by May 14th

Tips for success:

Spotify (closed)

Spotify is a purpose-driven company, using our strong values and beliefs to guide us in our strategies as well as our everyday decisions.

Tips for success:

The Home Depot Software Engineer Apprenticeship (Remote) (closed)

Helping doers in their home improvement projects.

  • Length: 90 days

Thrive Apprenticeship Program – Software Engineering: Product Engineering (closed)

Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way they connect around the world. They’re a human network that reaches across the globe and works behind the scenes. They anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, they come together—lifting up our communities and striving to make an impact to move the world forward. If you’re fueled by purpose, and powered by persistence, explore a career with us. Here, you’ll discover the rigor it takes to make a difference and the fulfillment that comes with living the #NetworkLife.

  • Location: Hybrid role – Basking Ridge, New Jersey / Irving, Texas  
  • Length: 1 year

Tyler Technologies’ Software Support Internship (ERP) – Summer 2025 (closed)

  • Location: Yarmouth, Maine | Falmouth, Maine

UI/ UX Designer at HexaQuEST Global (closed)

HexaQuEST Global is a Technology Services company, specializing in total talent management, providing end-to-end talent solutions.

  • Location: Jersey City, NJ

UI/UX Designer at Therapist Aid (closed)

Therapist Aid is dedicated to helping mental health professionals improve their craft by providing evidence-based education and therapy tools.

  • Stipend: $30-35 per hour
  • Location: Jacksonville, FL
  • Applications close on January 07, 2025

UI/UX Designer at Walter P Moore (closed)

Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, architects, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructure challenges.

  • Location: Houston, TX / Remote, US

Zappos’ Software Development Engineer I, Discovery (closed)

Zappos.com is an e-commerce company known for delivering WOW to its customers, brand partners, and employees.

  • Stipend: $124,000-138,000 per year
  • Location: Las Vegas Office; Remote- Multiple US locations

When considering these opportunities, keep in mind that they often receive a large number of applications. It’s important not to be discouraged by rejections, as they are a normal part of the process and can provide valuable learning experiences.

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