Engineering Intern, Platform, Summer 2027

Who we are

Our claims organization handles more than 400,000 claims a year, including catastrophe response after hurricanes and hail. Catastrophe teams deploy adjusters within days of a major storm. We close at 3 p.m. on Fridays in the summer.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our headquarters is in Toronto, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Toronto. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time.

Responsibilities

• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.

Who can apply

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• 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.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

What you get out of it

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $42.50 to $51.00 an hour

Perks

• Final presentation to leadership.
• Company laptop.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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