Intern Software Engineer - Summer 2024
About the internship
• As a member of development team, you will work on everything from highly available micro services, platform features, to back-end systems using the hottest techniques using Springboot, Kafka, AWS cloud services, and other open-source frameworks. You will be working in a fast-paced agile environment on daily basis contributing with other developers to design and build new features, make performance improvements, prototype solutions and build scalable services to enable exceptional customer experience.
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities
• Build high volume and highly scalable online services
• Have first hand experience building distributed ledger / blockchain based enterprise solution – a first in the industry
• Excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, quick learner
• Stay on top of rapidly growing technologies and engineering trends to continuously extend and improve our stack
• Strong problem-solving ability and familiarity with at-least one object-oriented language
• Develop new features and infrastructure development in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements
• Design Solutions to meet Zinnia platform requirements
• Collaborate with team members for new development, pair programming, code reviews and design discussions
• Assist our teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing platforms.
Skill(s) required
• Excellent implementation skills in an OOP language (We mostly use Java and C++)
• Fast learner who picks up new technologies quickly
• Ability to work productively in a collaborative team environment
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced environment
• Familiar with at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, Go, C++, or JavaScript
• Ability to easily move between backend and frontend technologies
• Openness to new technologies and creative solutions
• Practical knowledge of data structures and algorithms with equivalent development skills to match
Who can apply
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, ideally graduating between December 2024 and August 2025
• Openness to new technologies and creative solutions
• Practical knowledge of data structures and algorithms with equivalent development skills to match
• Great communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work and travel independently. Advanced strategic thinking skills
Other Requirements
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills to resolve and mitigate issues quickly
• Experience working with RDBMS and NoSQL databases
Additional information
Excellent problem-solving ability and attention to detail
Number of openings
N/A
About Company
Zinnia is transforming the way life and annuity products are created, sold, and administered – from lead to origination to claims – through Zinnia Open Insurance. They’re addressing the new realities of the marketplace, and understand what consumers want and deserve: a great experience from the moment they consider these products until their policies pay out.
Zinnia Open Insurance is advanced data-driven technology that accelerates innovation, enables unrivaled speed-to-market, deepens relationships with policyholders, and empowers better risk-based outcomes. Open transforms the end-to-end experience to make everything faster, more transparent, and more collaborative for consumers, carriers, and advisors. Zinnia is a new tech company, but not new to insurance. We’re L&A experts and technology innovators building Open Insurance to power exceptional experiences that evolve ahead of the marketplace. We’re Zinnia. And we’re Open. Join us, and experience Life, More Open.
