Software Developer Placement Student

About Coleman Insurance Services:

Customers get quotes from several carriers at once, and we handle renewals and policy changes. Most of our book is personal lines, with a growing share of small commercial accounts.

Overview:

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. We are headquartered in Elgin and have been hiring remotely since 2020. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Elgin, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT.

What you'll do:

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

Who can apply:

• Based in Japan for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• 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
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

What you get out of it:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $2,150-$2,500 per month

Perks:

• Mentorship
• Company laptop
• Flexible hours
• Paid public holidays

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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