Backend Engineering Intern

About us

Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. We employ 590 people across underwriting, claims, actuarial, IT and customer service.

About the role

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Dublin team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need to be available during UK office hours, at least until 3:00 PM GMT. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Day to day

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $48.50 - $59.00 per hour

Perks

• Return offer opportunities
• Final presentation to leadership
• Paid company holidays
• Home office setup stipend
• Paid sick time
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Dublin Insurance Services.