Software Engineer Trainee

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1933, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in the US. Founded in 1933, we now have 9,000 employees.

Internship overview

Stonebridge Assurance is hiring a Software Engineer Trainee for Dec 2026. 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. We are headquartered in Tallahassee and have been hiring remotely since 2020. Remote internship with a team based in Tallahassee. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

What you'll do

Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems. Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

Who you are

Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection, ideally with a UPS backup. Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home. Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests. Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work. Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection. Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.

Preferred qualifications

Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you'll learn

Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next. Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers. How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Program dates: Dec 2026, 2 months.

Intern pay: $350-$450 per month

Perks

Performance bonus. Job offer on successful completion. Mentorship from senior team members.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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