Software Engineer Intern- Summer 2026
About The Position
Zinnia is simplifying how people buy, sell, and administer insurance products. Combining intuitive enterprise technology solutions and data insights with the streamlined, consumer-facing Policygenius marketplace, Zinnia is redesigning the insurance experience for shoppers, advisors, and insurers alike — and enabling more people to protect their financial futures along the way. Zinnia has over $173.7 billion in assets under administration across 60+ carrier clients, 350 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders. Are you pursuing a degree in Technology, or a related technical field, and graduating between December 2026 and August 2027? Are you hungry and excited to learn new and emerging technologies? Are you excited to grow your skill set and your processional network? Then we want you!
Requirements
- Seeking a bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent in technology or related field
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and the ability to approach problems logically.
- Basic understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), debugging, testing, and documentation.
- Experience working in group projects, possibly in academic or personal projects.
- Proficiency in one or more languages such as Python, Java or JavaScript.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), integrated development environments (IDEs), and build tools.
- Knowledge of basic web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) or backend technologies like databases (SQL, NoSQL), APIs, and frameworks (Django, Spring, React).
- Basic knowledge of platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud can be beneficial.
- Understanding of testing (unit testing, integration testing) using tools like JUnit, PyTest, or others
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the API management team to implement API gateway capabilities such as traceability, monitoring, security, and analytics.
- Create and maintain developer portal for the enterprise APIs.
- Catalog existing APIs.
- Implement and automate the unit, functional, integration and contract testing for all internal and external APIs.
- Help with tasks automation using AI.
Benefits
- Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation.
- At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done.
- The expected hourly range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00, dependent on skills and location.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
