Software Engineering Intern

Who we are:

Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. We employ 590 people across underwriting, claims, actuarial, IT and customer service.

The internship:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our headquarters is in Dublin, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Dublin, and the stipend is paid monthly in euros. Working hours overlap with UK business hours. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

What you'll do:

• 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
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Who can apply:

• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028
• Based in the Netherlands for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in the Netherlands
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: €3,500-€4,800 per month

Perks:

• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Company laptop
• Online learning budget
• Certificate of completion

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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