Software Developer Intern - DigitaLab

COUNTRY Financial

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About The Position

Experience more with a career at COUNTRY Financial! We’re excited you’re interested in a career at COUNTRY as we strive toward our vision - to enrich lives in the communities we serve. Our footprint spans coast to coast. But more important than where we operate, is the people who do the work. Apply today to help our organization grow and make a difference for our clients. About the role COUNTRY Financial is seeking Software Developer interns to be part of the team delivering technical working solutions. These positions will be in our DigitaLab at the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, IL. As a Software Developer intern, you will be working with business partners, designers, and COUNTRY Technology to develop and test products and processes used by our COUNTRY Financial clients, reps and employees. How does this role make an impact? "Test drive" a potential career path through real corporate projects, collaboration in meetings, and several networking opportunities. While working alongside and learning from expert leaders at all levels of the company, in addition to teaming up with fellow interns to showcase your ideas, our interns impact the business, and experience professional and personal growth.

Requirements

Must be actively pursuing a college degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the duration of the internship
Strong collaboration, written and oral communication skills
Takes initiative with leadership capabilities
Excellent team player
Experience working with some of the following languages: Spring / SpringBoot Angular, Ionic, Node, React Java, JavaScript, JSON, .Net Python, R

Nice To Haves

A working knowledge of the following is preferred:
Cloud Platforms – Microsoft Azure
Version Control tooling (Git, SVN)
Test Automation
Mobile App Development
Web App Development
Agile development process
Deployment methodologies and tooling, including DevOps for CI/CD

Responsibilities

Deep dive into research of new and emerging technologies (i.e. Generative AI)
Develop software applications that are high performing and meet technical standards
Create a variety of technical solutions by selecting the appropriate technology, leveraging defined technology standards and knowledge of multiple programming tools and techniques
Design solutions after gathering business and technical requirements
Support the development of test cases, execution and related problem solving during all phases of project testing in alignment with overall test plans
Participate in testing emerging technologies in Research and Innovation projects
Collaborate with Data Science and UI/UX DigitaLab interns on cross-functional teams
Participate in Agile Release Trains

Benefits

Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services.
We build relationships and work together to create a stronger, more secure future for our clients and our communities.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career, either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business.
You’ll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, which includes insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), 401(k) with company match.
From the moment you’re hired, we invest in you.
We know job satisfaction fuels your contribution, so we offer competitive benefits and make investments that help you achieve your professional goals:
Insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability and life)
401(k) with company match
Paid time off, parental leave, paid company holidays and paid time off to volunteer in your community
Tuition assistance and industry education certificates and designations
Employee resource groups to connect with your peers.