Careers at Autonomy

The world is changing faster than we can sometimes fathom, which means we have to move even faster. At Autonomy, an HP Company, we’re driving the world’s IT revolution, armed with passion, curiosity, and a global team of visionaries who never stops at impossible.

Our exciting work environment attracts the best and brightest minds in marketing, sales, engineering, finance, and management. We are optimists who know technology can empower the world. We have built a culture of talented achievers who do their best to anticipate and under¬stand what our customers need often before they do. We attract the type of person who believes “no” is a challenge—not an answer.

Autonomy technology delivers unique capabilities that set us apart from the competition. We allow computers to harness the full richness of human information, forming a conceptual and contextual understanding of structured data, and unstructured data that exists in the form of texts, email, web pages, audio, and video. Today, our industry-leading technology is at work powering mission critical systems for over 65,000 companies, including enterprise, legal, and government organizations worldwide.

Who we are

As an HP Company, Autonomy draws on the rich history of its parent company. Founded in 1939, HP is committed to innovation and creative thought. In seven labs across the globe, HP scientists are finding real answers to some of the world’s toughest challenges. Operating in more than 170 countries around the world, HP provides innovative solutions to over 1 billion customers. HP explores how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations, and dreams. This approach is applied to create simpler, more valuable, and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way HP customers live and work.

The Autonomy Culture

Autonomy offers a fast-paced, exciting environment. Across every department, from marketing to sales, engineering to finance, and operations to management, we are driven by the highest priorities, doing what it takes to uphold our goal of making it matter. With less focus on where individuals fall on an organizational chart, we are more inspired by how far initiative and drive will take you to meet the challenges of the day.

Autonomy Benefits

As an HP Company, Autonomy employees receive the same excellent benefits provided by HP. Given that our focus on people underlies everything we do, it is no surprise that we are known as a great place to work—another reason we attract top talent. And for us, helping you grow and win at Autonomy is good business.

Our benefits program invests in your personal well-being, with programs to support your physical and financial wellness and resources to help you manage life outside of HP. If you are a regular full-time or regular part-time employee, you are eligible for most benefits immediately.

Our benefits include the following:

Internships at Autonomy

Autonomy offers a variety of internships based in different worldwide locations. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to gain a variety of experience working alongside members of our team, discovering how an international software company functions. Past interns have helped produce important new products that are in use today. For many applicants, an internship with Autonomy marks the beginning of a rewarding journey within the Autonomy family.

UK Internships: Cambridge

Our popular summer development internship placements last between 8 and 12 weeks, with positions based in Cambridge. Successful candidates will work alongside members of our research and development team, developing new algorithms and products. During your time with us, you can see how an international software company functions, and accumulate a variety of technical skills.

Requirements – To qualify for an internship at Autonomy, you should be in your last year of undergraduate studies in a technical or scientific field, and have the ability to learn quickly and work independently or as part of a team. Prior experience programming in a Windows or UNIX environment, or a basic knowledge of C or Java, is an advantage, but is not required.

Belfast Internships

Each academic year, Autonomy offers unique internship opportunities to work as a Software Developer or Quality Assurance Engineer at our Belfast engineering center. This program provides an ideal on-ramp to be considered for future employment.

Requirements – To qualify for the Belfast internship program, you should have an excellent academic record from your first two years of undergraduate study. As a Software Developer, your experience should include C#, .NET, C++, ASPX, SharePoint, and XML. As a QA Engineer, you will gain experience delivering product releases on time, within budget, and according to defined quality standards. The role requires a great attention to detail, and working with set standards in a structured, output focused way.

Applying for an Internship

To apply for an internship, contact us via email:

How to Apply

Please view current openings in your region and apply online.

If you are in North America, please view open positions here.

For applicants in the rest of the world, please view open positions here.

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