Software Engineer Intern

About us:

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.

The internship:

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. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

What you'll do:

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• 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.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $37.00 - $51.00 per hour

What we offer:

• Paid sick time.
• Flexible hours.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Company laptop.

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

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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