Engineering Intern, Platform

Who we are

Ridgeview Mutual Insurance is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents.

The internship

Our Internal Tools team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Few meetings, lots of written updates. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

What you'll do

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

Who can apply

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $49.00 to $51.50 an hour

What we offer

• Return offer opportunities
• Company laptop
• Paid company holidays
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Final presentation to leadership
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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