About the role#
The Software Development Engineer Intern supports engineering teams by building and improving software solutions within an Agile environment. You will gain hands-on experience by contributing to web, mobile, API, and data-driven applications. This role focuses on modern development practices, production reliability, and team collaboration. The internship concludes with a final capstone presentation of your work.
What you'll do#
- Attend and participate in scrum events, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
- Develop product features for data marketplaces, mobile apps, web applications, and API services.
- Assist with DevOps tooling improvements and vulnerability remediation.
- Maintain a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and issue resolution.
- Participate in team and departmental meetings.
- Complete a final capstone presentation to share your internship achievements.
What you'll need#
- Current student pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or Statistics.
- Junior or Senior classification is preferred, with at least one semester remaining upon the start of the internship.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently or within a team setting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with business leaders.
- Proficiency in using AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, including evaluating outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias.
- Experience integrating AI into workflows for research, summarization, or code generation.
Location & details#
- Location: Arlington, Texas.
- Term: Summer 2027 (May 26, 2027, to August 6, 2027).
- Modality: Hybrid (2 days a week in the office).
- Employment: Full-time, paid internship.
- Note: GM Financial does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.
About GM Financial
GM Financial operates as a captive finance company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors. Founded in 1992, the firm provides auto finance solutions across North America, Latin America, and China. It supports retail loan and lease programs through dealer networks while offering commercial lending products for business growth. The company maintains its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, and employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people.
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