Software Engineer Intern

About Smith Underwriters

Commercial lines, personal lines and specialty programs are run as separate business units. Smith Underwriters is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents.

Overview

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote position. Most of the team is in Jacksonville, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

What you'll do

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• 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.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• 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)
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: June 2027

Stipend: $46.00 to $51.50 an hour

What we offer

• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Return offer opportunities.

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: June 2027.

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