Engineering Intern, Platform (Summer 2027)

About Laurentian Assurance:

Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. We employ 400 people across underwriting, claims, actuarial, IT and customer service.

Overview:

Our Integrations 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. Remote position. Most of the team is in Toronto, but nobody is required to come in. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short.

Day to day:

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.

Requirements:

• Eligible to work in Canada.
• Based in Canada for the duration of the internship.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $26.00-$31.50/hr

What we offer:

• Paid company holidays.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Final presentation to leadership.

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

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