Internships – European Ombudsman – Strasbourg, France

The European Ombudsman is an independent and impartial body that works to promote good administration at EU level. The Ombudsman investigates complaints of maladministration by EU institutions and bodies, and also proactively examines broader systemic issues.

The European Ombudsman offers paid IT placements to develop and maintain its websites and internal applications. The programme is aimed at graduates or students in the final stages of their studies in software development.

Location, dates and duration of the placement:

• The placement will take place in Strasbourg.
• The start date can be agreed with the successful candidate, but ideally the placement should begin in February or March 2027.
• The placement lasts between 4 and 12 months. The exact duration will be agreed with the successful candidate.

Benefits:

Requirements:

• You must be a national of an EU Member State or a candidate country.
• You must not have undertaken a paid placement or worked in an EU institution, body or agency for more than eight consecutive weeks or two full months, in accordance with the conditions of the call for applications.
• Hold a Master’s degree or an engineering degree in software development, or be in the final year of such a course. In the latter case, the placement may form part of the compulsory practical training.
• Have a thorough knowledge of one official EU language and a very good knowledge of another.
• You must have a knowledge of English and/or French, the working languages of the programme.
• A good knowledge of the following is required:
  • Java.
  • Angular.
  • HTML5 and CSS3.
• Additional knowledge of Hibernate, Spring, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, .NET, C#, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft CRM Dynamics will be an advantage.

Duties and tools to be used:

The web developer trainee will assist in the development of the Ombudsman’s Internet and Extranet websites (https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu) and internal web applications.

During the placement, the trainee will use the following tools:

• Analysis: Magic Draw (UML)
• Design: IntelliJ / MS Visual Studio
• Testing: JUnit, Selenium
• Project management: Jira
• Quality: Sonar
• Continuous integration: Jenkins, Maven
• Version control system: Git

Application process:

Applications must be submitted exclusively via the online application form.

The selection process consists of two stages:

1. Pre-selection: assessment of the CV and cover letter.
2. Final selection: a test and an interview.

Application deadline: 5 November 2026, at 13:00 (Brussels time).

More information: Eurodesk