Summer 2027 Software Engineering Intern

An internship with American Family Insurance is a great opportunity to build your skillset and explore your career interests. Our summer student internship is a 10 to 14 week program that starts in mid to late May and ends in August.

During your internship, you'll work on impactful projects that make a difference at our company, with our customers, and in our communities. You'll also gain exposure to different areas of our business and have numerous opportunities for networking and coaching.

Interns may be eligible for a one-time hiring bonus to assist with housing costs depending upon proximity to an AmFam office location.

Compensation Minimum: $25.00

We have (2) openings, one each in Madison, WI and Boston, MA.

As a Software Engineering/Digital Platform intern, you will be responsible for planning, designing, and implementation of technology solutions that can transform the business in a cloud environment. This position works closely with internal staff in the development and governance of technology architecture standards, guidelines, and patterns in support of solution delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development, enhancement and maintenance of tools, systems and software solutions.
• Participates in the integration and testing of systems/solutions.
• Assists in the troubleshooting of issues with tools, processes, applications or infrastructure.
• Assists with technology evaluations and re-engineering activities to support strategy definition and continuous improvement activities.
• Builds strong relationships with peers across functions through collaborative engineering operations and initiatives. Implement automated solutions to enable development needs.
• Participates in the development of system/solution measures to ensure solutions are fully integrated.
• Responds to the changing system/solution needs of the company and our clients with agility and flexibility.

Requirements

• Must be in student status at an accredited 4-year college or university during the internship, graduating August 2027 or later; however, for this role, we strongly prefer candidates graduating in August 2028 or later.
• Must be pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD.
• Major/program must align with internship role--for this role, Computer Science, Engineering, or related.
• Demonstrated strong inclination to providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of system/software designs and system deployments.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of Software Engineering and Computer Science.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of multiple IT subject areas (e.g. development, testing, configuration, deployment, monitoring etc.)
• Basic knowledge and understanding of infrastructure technologies and application development methodologies.
• Basic knowledge of at least one cloud computing platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure and a good understanding of client/server concepts.
• Basic knowledge of at least one thick client approach or technologies such as react.js, angular.js or vue.js.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of coding principles of at least one programming language such as Java, Javascript, node.js or Python.

Additional Information

• To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week.  This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth.  At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability.
• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to consider candidates who may require visa sponsorship.

Work location

This role may be considered for a Full-Time Hybrid work arrangement based on the selected candidate's location. Work locations for this role include Madison, WI or Boston, MA.

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We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email AskHR@AmFam.com to request a reasonable accommodation.

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