Software Engineer Intern

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. Founded in 1997, we now have 1,300 employees. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

The program:

Glenforge is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027. This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. This role is fully remote within the US. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Responsibilities:

• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• 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

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work

Nice to have:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small

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

Program dates: Summer 2027, 12 weeks.

Intern pay: $42.50 - $53.50/hr

Benefits for interns:

• Final presentation to leadership
• Flexible hours
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

Glenforge provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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