Intern Engineering

compeerfinancial; Bloomington (IL); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Compeer Financial, a member-owned cooperative in Illinois, invites an Engineering Intern to join our Bloomington, IL or Sun Prairie, WI offices for the Summer 2027 program. You will work with a cross-functional product team, contributing to modern digital solutions and learning how engineering connects to client needs and business value.

Under experienced mentors, you will build fundamentals in software design, testing, automation, deployment, and observability, while embracing AI-enabled tools

Qualifications

• The internship is a paid, full-time role for Summer 2027.
• Student candidate must provide housing and transportation.
• Internship develops software engineering fundamentals and cloud-native practices.

Responsibilities

• Own Engineering Delivery by completing defined engineering tasks with quality and security.
• Learn cloud-native, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and delivery practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering work with product goals.
• Engage in Agile ceremonies and code reviews to strengthen team effectiveness.
• Build learning agility through coaching, feedback, and responsible experimentation.

Tools

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Observability

AI agents

Job description

Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.

How we support you:

• Hybrid model - up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!
• Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs.

This is a paid internship; however, the intern must provide their own housing and transportation. Business related transportation and expenses will be paid by the organization. This intern will work full-time through the Summer of 2027. The internship is located in the Bloomington, IL or Sun Prairie, WI office location . If pursuing internship credit through your university, it is your responsibility to consult with your advisor and review the internship's job description to ensure it meets the minimum eligibility requirements.

The contributions you will make:

The Engineering Intern is a temporary developmental role designed to provide students with practical experience building and operating modern digital solutions while developing the technical, professional, and business capabilities needed for a successful software engineering career. Working within a cross-functional product team and with close guidance from experienced engineers, this role contributes to well-defined software design, development, testing, automation, deployment, support, and improvement activities while learning how engineering work connects to product objectives, client needs, and business value. The Engineering Intern develops learning agility by actively seeking coaching, rapidly applying feedback and new knowledge, and responsibly exploring cloud-native, DevSecOps, automation, observability, AI-enabled tools and practices, Agentic AI patterns, and AI agents.

A typical day:

• Own Engineering Delivery by completing well-defined engineering assignments under guidance, with attention to quality, security, reliability, maintainability, supportability, testing, documentation, and established engineering standards.
• Develop Technical Foundations and Learning Agility by applying software engineering fundamentals while learning the team's technologies, domain concepts, and modern cloud-native, DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and delivery practices.
• Demonstrates curiosity, actively seeks coaching, experiments responsibly within established guardrails, and rapidly applies feedback and new knowledge.
• Uses AI-enabled engineering tools and practices, Agentic AI patterns, and AI agents with appropriate supervision to accelerate learning and improve productivity and quality while validating results, protecting sensitive information, and maintaining human accountability.
• Connect Engineering to Business Outcomes by developing an understanding of product goals, client needs, business priorities, and how assigned engineering work contributes to team objectives and meaningful business value. Begins building a trusted, value-added partner mindset by listening to comprehend, asking thoughtful questions, offering relevant observations, and reliably following through on commitments.
• Strengthen Team Effectiveness by actively participating in Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, code reviews, testing, documentation, operational support, root-cause learning, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates resilience by adapting to feedback and changing priorities, learning from mistakes and setbacks, and persisting through routine technical challenges.
• Collaborate Across Teams by building productive and trusted working relationships with engineers, quality engineers, product managers, architects, platform engineers, UX designers, and business partners.
• Build Personal Capability by actively seeking coaching, reflecting on experiences, rapidly applying feedback and new knowledge, sharing learning, and demonstrating accountability for growth.
• Contributes to an inclusive,