Backend Engineering Intern

Commercial lines, personal lines and specialty programs are run as separate business units. Smith Underwriters is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents.

Overview

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This role is fully remote within the US. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning.

What you'll do

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work

Preferred

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

What you'll learn

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $46.50 - $59.00 per hour

What we offer

• Home office setup stipend
• Paid sick time
• Return offer opportunities
• Flexible hours
• Learning and development stipend

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Smith Underwriters.