About the role#
The Engineering Intern is a temporary developmental role designed to provide students with practical experience building and operating digital solutions. You will work within a cross-functional product team to contribute to software design, development, testing, and deployment. This position is full-time for the Summer 2027 term. It is a paid internship, though you must provide your own housing and transportation.
What you'll do#
- Complete well-defined engineering assignments under guidance with attention to quality, security, reliability, maintainability, and testing.
- Apply software engineering fundamentals while learning team technologies, domain concepts, and modern cloud-native, DevSecOps, and delivery practices.
- Use AI-enabled engineering tools, Agentic AI patterns, and AI agents with supervision to accelerate learning and improve productivity.
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, code reviews, and documentation.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, architects, and designers to support team objectives.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
- Completion of coursework in programming, software engineering fundamentals, algorithms, data structures, or comparable technical subjects.
- Experience developing software through academic coursework, personal projects, hackathons, research, open-source contributions, or comparable learning experiences.
- Ability to analyze routine technical problems, ask effective questions, and apply foundational engineering principles to identify solutions.
- Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Location & details#
- This role is based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Bloomington, Illinois; or Mankato, Minnesota.
- This position follows a hybrid work model.
- The hourly pay range is $19 to $20 per hour.
About Compeer Financial
Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative. It provides loans, leases, and risk management services to agriculture and rural communities in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The organization was founded in 2017 and is based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
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