Software Engineer Internship – User Experience Team

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield invites you to join the User Experience team for the 2027 Summer Internship Program. You will collaborate across UX designers and engineers to design intuitive, accessible experiences while learning from leaders in health insurance tech.

You will support cross-functional projects, troubleshoot production issues, and build UI artifacts. The internship runs May 2027 with a hybrid schedule at the Des Moines headquarters and strong emphasis on practical, hands-on work.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related field.
• Experience with software development technologies (Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, C++, .NET, Java, SQL).
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and communication skills for collaboration across teams.
• Ability to troubleshoot and develop creative technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day collaboration with leaders and team members; focus on small scale deliverables.
• Assist with management and troubleshooting of multiple applications in support of Wellmark's systems.
• Collaborate with Technology and business stakeholders to troubleshoot and provide production support.
• Develop business knowledge of applications to support maintenance.
• Participate in development of complex UI artifacts used by multiple teams.
• Maintain documentation and code examples describing usage and best practices.
• Work with UX Designers, Engineers, and stakeholders to keep user experience integral from start to finish.
• Collaborate in a team environment with shared code and disciplined source control.

Skills

Angular

NodeJS

TypeScript

C++

.NET

Java

SQL

Analytical thinking

Communication

Documentation

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree (in progress)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why choose an internship with Wellmark?We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team. You will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired in school to practice this summer during our2027 Summer Internship Program. You will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants, and gain practical, hands‑on work experience.

Job Description

What’s the User Experience team in our Technology Division?

At a time when technology is creating new business models, disrupting industries and creating valuable experiences for consumers, our role as technology team members must elevate an organization through innovative transformation, modernized technology and delivery of new business strategies, including an aim to continuously evolve and enhance the customer experience. The User Experience Team designs intuitive, accessible, and user-centered experiences that help customers achieve their goals efficiently. Through research, design, engineering, testing, and collaboration, the team ensures products are both functional and engaging.

What projects might I support?

• Provide day to day experiences of collaboration and partnership with various leaders and team members; focus on small scale deliverables, building interpersonal relationships, exposure to cross divisional elements of the Wellmark organization
• Assist with the management and troubleshooting of multiple applications in support of Wellmark's systems
• In collaboration with application operations, assist and work with Technology and business stakeholders to troubleshoot and provide production support to research and find root cause for systems errors
• Develop business knowledge of the application necessary to effectively provide support maintenance
• Participate in the development of complex UI artifacts used by multiple development teams
• Maintain documentation and code examples which describe usage and best practices
• Work closely with UX Designers, Engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure user experience is integral part of creation process from start to finish
• Collaborate in a team environment with shared code; disciplined use of source code control and process documentation.

Ready to bring your strengths to Wellmark? Here’s what’s next!

This internship will start in May of 2027, working a hybrid schedule from our headquarters in Des Moines.

Qualifications

• Current junior, senior or master’s student pursing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related field.
• Experience or knowledge of software development technologies (Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, C++, .NET, Java, or SQL).
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills. Accuracy and high attention to detail and self-starter.
• Ability to troubleshoot and develop creative technical solutions.
• Demonstrated computer skills with Microsoft Office products (Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel).
• Ability to gather information, perform necessary research needed for root cause analysis, problem definition and formulation, recommend solution using data to support recommendations.
• Excellent writing and communication skills to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Excellent organizational skills. Strong time management skills with the ability to set and meet established timeframes with little direction, while assuring data and information integrity.

Preferred:

• Prior work experience in an office environment or internship.
• Experience in software development lifecycle methodologies.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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