Emerging Talent Program Trainee

2026 Campus Hiring Engineering

Location: Guangzhou or Xian

Start date: March 2026 or July 2026

Duration: 2 years

About the business area

Our technology teams sit within our Group Chief Information Office (GCIO) building the digital platforms systems and products our customers and colleagues use every day keeping assets and data secure and delivering exceptional digital experiences.

Who you are

Were looking for curious driven problem-solvers who love collaborating and using technology to solve real-world problems. What matters most is your mindset your eagerness to learn your approach to challenges and how you work with others.

You could be a great fit if youre:

• A natural collaborator: Youre happy working with people from all backgrounds across teams countries and cultures. Great engineering requires teamwork so youre comfortable sharing ideas and listening to others.
• A problem solver: You like breaking down complex problems thinking through challenges carefully and finding smart logical solutions.
• Focused on quality: You always want to deliver the best work and enjoy bringing your ideas to life through high-quality code.
• Self-motivated and driven: You take pride in your work take ownership of what you do and want to keep improving. Youre always looking for answers new skills and ways to help your team succeed.
• Eager to learn: Technology moves fast and so do you. Youre excited to explore new tools platforms and ways of working to keep innovating and improving.
• Self-aware: Youre mindful of how your actions and communication come across to others. You work thoughtfully with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

What youll do

As an engineering graduate you could be working on a wide range of exciting projects what you work on will depend on your team but wherever you are youll be helping to shape technology that supports over 200000 colleagues and 40 million customers around the world.

Heres a taste of what you could get involved in:

• Help HSBC take a digital-first approach developing new products and services enhancing existing ones and providing software support that keeps our global teams moving.
• Play a key role in designing testing and maintaining the systems that power how we work drive efficiencies and enable change across HSBC.
• Collaborate with engineers architects and other colleagues across the business to understand whats needed and help set the direction for new products and services.
• Build solutions that meet specific business needs are easy to use and support and can be deployed at scale across the globe.
• Get hands-on with the latest code frameworks programming languages and AI tools while learning modern DevOps practices blending software development and operations to deliver faster and better solutions.
• Help monitor performance spot and solve technical issues and recommend improvements to keep everything running smoothly.

What youll learn

Over two years youll take part in a mix of technical training skills coaching and hands-on experiences that will help you grow as an engineer.

Heres whats in store:

• Technical development: From classroom sessions to self-led learning and exciting hackathons youll get the chance to explore new coding languages tech stacks and engineering best practices.
• Certifications that count: Youll have funding to complete industry-recognised certifications in platforms that are relevant to your role with opportunities for further training in other languages and tools supported by your team.

By the end of the programme youll have the tools knowledge and confidence to take your next step whether thats deepening your technical expertise or starting to lead projects of your own.

Your application journey

As part of your application youll complete a short online coding test. This helps us understand your current programming skills so we can tailor our support and help you get the most from the programme.

Eligibility criteria

• Available to work full time for 2 years commencing either March 2026 or July 2026
• Already graduated or graduating in 2025 (when applying for the March 2026 start date). Already graduated or graduating in summer 2026 (for the July 2026 start date)
• Obtained or expected to achieve a 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA or equivalent 2.1 degree from a recognised University (as appears on your official University transcript or degree certificate)
• Fluent in English and Mandarin
• Legally permitted to work in mainland China