Software Engineer Internship – User Experience Team

Wellmark•Des Moines, IA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

This internship offers meaningful work that assists in professional development and provides value to the team. Interns will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and apply skills acquired in school during the 2027 Summer Internship Program. Opportunities include learning from subject matter experts and leaders, networking with fellow interns, and gaining practical, hands-on work experience. The role is ideal for individuals eager to learn, collaborate, demonstrate potential, develop customer-focused solutions, and grow into an exciting career.

Requirements

Current junior, senior or master’s student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related field.
Experience or knowledge of software development technologies (Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, C++, .NET, Java, or SQL).
Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
Accuracy and high attention to detail and self-starter.
Ability to troubleshoot and develop creative technical solutions.
Demonstrated computer skills with Microsoft Office products (Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel).
Ability to gather information, perform necessary research needed for root cause analysis, problem definition and formulation, recommend solution using data to support recommendations.
Excellent writing and communication skills to communicate with all levels of the organization.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong time management skills with the ability to set and meet established timeframes with little direction, while assuring data and information integrity.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in an office environment or internship.
Experience in software development lifecycle methodologies.

Responsibilities

Provide day to day experiences of collaboration and partnership with various leaders and team members, focusing on small scale deliverables, building interpersonal relationships, and exposure to cross divisional elements of the Wellmark organization.
Assist with the management and troubleshooting of multiple applications in support of Wellmark's systems.
In collaboration with application operations, assist and work with Technology and business stakeholders to troubleshoot and provide production support to research and find root cause for systems errors.
Develop business knowledge of the application necessary to effectively provide support maintenance.
Participate in the development of complex UI artifacts used by multiple development teams.
Maintain documentation and code examples which describe usage and best practices.
Work closely with UX Designers, Engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure user experience is integral part of creation process from start to finish.
Collaborate in a team environment with shared code, utilizing disciplined use of source code control and process documentation.