About the role#
As a Software Engineer Intern, you will join our AI Platform, Enterprise AI Services, and Data Engineering teams. You will work on projects that support modern technology solutions across the company. You will contribute to building trusted data, governed platforms, and reusable intelligence. Interns often work in small teams to deliver end-to-end projects, learning how data and AI capabilities function in production environments.
What you'll do#
- Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and subject matter experts to define problems and demonstrate working solutions.
- Build and enhance data ingestion and transformation pipelines using lakehouse and medallion concepts.
- Develop APIs, microservices, serverless components, or event-driven workflows.
- Support AI platform capabilities for generative AI, large language models, and agent-based services.
- Create reusable enterprise AI services, domain assistants, and agent skills.
- Apply data quality, governance, security, and privacy considerations to your work.
- Create automated tests, monitor system health, and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Use infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices for cloud deployments.
- Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and code samples.
- Present project outcomes and recommendations to stakeholders.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment as a junior, senior, or master’s student in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
- Foundational knowledge of software development, data concepts, or cloud computing.
- Experience with at least one programming or query language such as Python, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java.NET/C#, or C++.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage priorities, adapt to changing needs, and work independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams.
- Previous experience through internships, research, or campus leadership roles is preferred.
- Exposure to AWS services, serverless architecture, or data engineering tools like PySpark, Glue, and Parquet is a plus.
- Familiarity with AI concepts such as LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or model evaluation is beneficial.
Location & details#
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa.
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Note: This position does not offer immigration sponsorship.
About Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield provides health insurance coverage to over 2 million members. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, the company has operated since 1939. It functions as an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The organization serves residents in Iowa and South Dakota with health management and improvement services.
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