Software Engineer Internship – Technology Health Plan

Wellmark • Des Moines, IA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wellmark’s 2027 Summer Internship Program offers hands-on experience supporting application development in the Technology Division. The intern will contribute to real-world work involving application modernization, user experience, and process improvement, while learning about the health insurance industry and collaborating with subject matter experts, leaders, and other interns.

Potential projects include modernizing SOAP/REST APIs; improving existing user interfaces and developing new features; evaluating application components and supporting updates to improve maintainability and functionality; building and testing a data comparison or mapping tool; and learning the medical product configuration process while identifying ways to improve related tools, workflows, or processes. The internship starts in May 2027 and follows a hybrid schedule from Wellmark’s headquarters in Des Moines.

Requirements

• Be a current junior or senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or a current master’s student, in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related technical field.
• Have foundational knowledge of software development technologies such as TypeScript, REST API, AWS native, API-enabling technology, Node, and the software development life cycle.
• Have strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate accuracy, high attention to detail, and a self-starter approach.
• Be able to troubleshoot and develop creative technical solutions.
• Demonstrate computer skills with software development tools, preferably a version of Visual Studio, and Microsoft Office products including Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Have excellent writing and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work experience in an office environment or an internship.

Responsibilities

• Support the conversion and modernization of existing SOAP/REST APIs.
• Identify and implement enhancements to existing user interfaces to improve usability, functionality, and user experience.
• Design, build, and test new features and functionality in existing user interfaces based on business and user needs.
• Evaluate existing application components and assist with modernization updates that improve maintainability, functionality, and user experience.
• Help design and develop a tool for data comparison or mapping, including defining requirements, building functionality, and testing the solution.
• Learn the medical product configuration process and contribute to improvements in supporting tools, workflows, or processes.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern