As a high school student interested in coding, an internship can help you understand what building a software looks like in practice. Instead of only learning the theory, you get a chance to work on a real project with consistent feedback. Internships are also a great way to gain exposure to industry practices, professional habits, team collaboration, and documenting and presenting your work.  

To help you get started, we have put together a list of 5 coding internships for high school students.

1. AWS Work-Experience Program by Delta Institute

This is a 4-week virtual work-experience program built around a structured weekly workflow. The program includes an orientation phase, skill-building sessions, project development, and a final presentation. As part of the program, you spend the month working and building towards a clear deliverable that is coding based as opposed to focusing on disconnected tasks. 

The final outcome is a completed project and a final presentation to representatives, plus a certificate and a letter of recommendation from the company. This guided experience includes, both, skill building and the opportunity to apply those skills to an industry relevant project, and allows you to work with a well-known, global company, adding great value to your college applications. 

• Cost: $4,900 

• Location: Virtual 

• Application Deadline: March 29 

• Program Dates: June 20 to July 26 

• Eligibility: High school students globally 

2. Ferrari Work-Experience Program by Delta Institute

The Ferrari work-experience program is 4 weeks long and includes an orientation, skill-building sessions, and working on a project in small groups. As part of the program, you receive mentorship from industry experts, network with like-minded peers, and work on an industry relevant project in the field of coding. 

Upon completion of the program, you receive a certificate and a letter of recommendation from the company. If you are interested in engineering-focused project work and are looking to work with a global company, this is a great fit for you. 

• Cost: $4,900 

• Location: Virtual 

• Application Deadline: March 29 

• Program Dates: June 6 to July 19 

• Eligibility: High school students globally 

3. Coded by: Tech and Innovation Internship 

Coded by: Tech and Innovation runs a structured summer internship that focuses on building real technical and professional skills in a cohort format. Interns typically work through assigned responsibilities on technical projects while practicing communication, collaboration, and completing deliverables by a deadline. The final outcome of the internship is a portfolio-ready project you can reference later, plus work experience that is easy to explain because it is tied to ongoing responsibilities and a multi-week schedule. 

• Cost: No cost; stipend of $500 per week 

• Location: Virtual 

• Application Deadline: March 30 

• Program Dates: June 22 to August 14 

• Eligibility: High school students and first-year college students (see eligibility requirements) 

4. CodeDay Labs 

CodeDay Labs is a completely virtua  internship-style program where you work with an industry mentor and a small student team while contributing to or building real software projects, often in open-source. The experience emphasizes shipping code and learning professional tools and workflows through practice, which makes the outcome easier to show on a resume. 

The program also includes talks and career programming, and it highlights deliverables such as building a polished app or feature depending on your track.

• Cost: Free (no fee; not a paid internship) 

• Location: Virtual 

• Application Deadline: June 6 

• Program Dates: June 29 to August 21 

• Eligibility: High school students and college students (track-based; requirements vary by track) 

5. Delta Code Immersive (Delta Institute)

Delta Code Immersive is a 12-week, 1:1 coding mentorship program where you pick a pathway (web development, game development, data science, or app development) and build unique, personalized projects under the guidance of your mentor. The structure is designed to move from foundations into an industry-relevant project, so you finish with work that reflects your interests rather than a generic template. 

At the end of the program, you receive a certificate of completion and a letter of recommendation from your mentor. This is a practical option if you want an internship-style experience with direct 1:1 mentorship, with a solid, tangible outcome to showcase on college applications. 

• Cost: $4,800 

• Location: Virtual 

• Application Deadline: March 29 

• Program Dates: 10 to 12 weeks (flexible scheduling) 

• Eligibility: High school students