Software Developer Internship - Summer 2027

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding.  Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Job Description

Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated intern to join our IT Division as a Modern Technology Software Developer Intern for the summer. The position requires the person to:

• Define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain new and pre-existing software programs and applications.
• Actively participate in code/design reviews and brainstorming sessions.
• Develop program and system documentation.
• Analyze and fix software errors in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Consult with users, architects, project leaders, and management to resolve problems and suggest alternatives.

This internship has full-time hours (Monday through Friday) and is in person in Lansing, Michigan. Interns choose their start and end dates. Most join in mid-May and stay until mid-August.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Students must be working toward a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field, and have at least two years of coursework completed.
• Knowledge of Java and RESTful services is strongly preferred.
• Experience with a modern IDE is strongly preferred.
• Experience with JavaScript/HTML/CSS, Node.js, React, Angular, and/or container deployments is a plus.
• Experience with source control management software is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for driving improvement by finding and implementing solutions to new challenges.
• Must be able to learn and effectively use tools and software development techniques as practiced, acquired, or adopted within the IT Division.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law.

*Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.

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