Summer Intern - Software Developer

Experience GuideStone! We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees.

We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship. What We Offer You! We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.

The Summer Intern – Software Developer will report to and work within the Software Development department. The role includes training and hands-on experience as a full-stack professional software developer.

As a full-stack developer, you will develop, enhance, maintain, and support our codebase of custom applications and interfaces to third-party vendor products.

Work will be completed in both team and individual settings. Candidates must have permanent U.S. work authorization; we do not sponsor employment visas or accept students on a student visa.

What you will do: • Train as a full-stack professional software developer.  Your training will be a blend of videos, reading, researching, coding exercises, and completing an initial project.

• After training is completed, you will be assigned projects pulled from various Scrum Team’s backlogs. • The work will primarily be web application development using Microsoft tools and frameworks deployed to Azure (Microsoft’s cloud).

You can expect to work in C#, Razor, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MVC, WebForms, SQL, and Git.  The tools you will use are Visual Studio for application development, SQL Server Management Studio for SQL coding, and Azure Pipelines for CI/CD.

• Follow standards for each of the programming languages you use. • Apply software patterns and best practices to write code and automated tests. • Utilize Azure for CI/CD, searching code repositories, updating release variables, and researching issues.

• Submit Pull Requests (PR) for changes you make to code.  Your PRs will be reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards. • Meet regularly with your manager to provide updates on your progress.

• Learn various parts of GuideStone’s business. • Document learnings in markdown. What you will need: • Candidates must have permanent U.S. work authorization; we do not sponsor employment visas or accept candidates on student visas (e.

g., F-1, CPT, OPT). • Must be a student in a Computer Science or Management of Information Systems (BS) degree program. • Must be a current student throughout the duration of the intern program.

• Students in their senior year (expected graduation by August or December 2027) are preferred. • Minimum GPA of 3.0 required. • Completed at least one programming class or provided evidence of completed projects (multiple) in one programming language.

• Strong culture fit with GuideStone. • Desire to continuously learn. • Generally curious with an emphasis in technology and learning. • Work well independently and within a team.

• Enthusiasm for working in Microsoft technologies. • Enjoy problem solving.